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Schwann cells provide life support for axons

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  1. Beirowski, B. et al. Metabolic regulator LKB1 is crucial for Schwann cell-mediated axon maintenance. Nature Neurosci. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.3809 (2014)

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  1. Katherine Whalley
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Nave, K.-A. Myelination and the trophic support of long axons. Nature Rev. Neurosci. 11, 275–283 (2010)

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Whalley, K. Schwann cells provide life support for axons. Nat Rev Neurosci 15, 698–699 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3840

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