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Discovery reveals how nervous system helps control length of protective nerve coatings
Researchers at Upstate Medical University have identified a key mechanism that helps determine the length of myelin, the protective coating that surrounds many nerve fibers and allows signals to travel efficiently through the nervous…
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Researchers at Upstate Medical University have pinpointed a mechanism that regulates the length of myelin, the protective sheath encasing many nerve fibers. This mechanism influences how signals travel efficiently through the nervous system. The study, appearing in PLOS Biology this month, offers new insight into the way the brain and spinal cord organize their complex wiring.
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