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Schwann cells ‘dine in’ to clear myelin from injured nerves

July 6, 2015 by

Researchers reveal how cells in the peripheral nervous system degrade myelin after nerve injury, a process that fails to occur in the central nervous system. The results could provide new targets for manipulating demyelination in injury and disease.

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