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Myelin is unique among membranes because of its consisting predominantly of lipid and because of its long half-life. As a consequence, myelin accumulates lipophilic substances and is exposed to their adverse effects over a long period of time. As one might expect, there are various substances which cause degradation of the myelin membrane and demyelination; these are called myelinotoxic.
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Valk, J., van der Knaap, M.S. (1989). Other Toxic and Metabolic Leukoencephalopathies. In: Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination, and Myelin Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02568-0_43
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