Radial axonal growth initiates
with myelination, and is dependent upon the C terminus of neurofilament medium (NF - M).
Not exact matches
At the two - month mark, something major has happened: your baby's brain stem has started communicating
with his cerebral cortex, a process called
myelination.
In addition, the researchers discovered a network of downregulated genes involved in
myelination (the process of forming a sheath around a nerve fiber to allow nerve impulses to move quickly) that also was associated
with binge eating.
Her study compared the
myelination of these mice
with that of mice in which FASN did occur.
Particular interests of Dr. Cohen's group include abnormalities of bioenergetics and mitochondrial function in psychiatric and mood disorders and abnormalities of connectivity and
myelination, especially in those
with schizophrenia.
Starting
with transplants of human oligodendrocytes in the late 1980s [40], and more recently
with populations of human oligodendrocyte progenitor cells isolated from the developing or adult CNS, or from human embryonic stem cells, it has been possible to generate extensive
myelination upon transplantation into spinal cord injury or into congenital mouse models of hypomyelination [41]--[48].
Individuals
with CMT1 typically show signs of abnormal
myelination.
As mentioned above, vitamin B12 deficiency results in restricted
myelination, and depending on the area of the nervous system affected, the child can present
with varied cognitive and intellectual problems.