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Proliferation of Oligodendrocytes and Remyelination

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Myelin Diseases

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The potential for recovery from central nervous system disease has generated great interest in CNS regeneration. In demyelinating diseases, remyelination has been more extensively studied than in the past in view of the possibility for enhancing healing. Similary the post-development brain has been shown to be far more plastic than was previously believed in terms of its capacity for regeneration and proliferation. Some of the evidence for oligodendrocyte proliferation and its role in remyelination will be reviewed in this paper.

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Ludwin, S.K. (1987). Proliferation of Oligodendrocytes and Remyelination. In: Crescenzi, G.S. (eds) A Multidisciplinary Approach to Myelin Diseases. NATO ASI Series, vol 142. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0354-2_29

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