A bloody brake on myelin repair

Klaus-Armin Nave () and Hannelore Ehrenreich

Nature, 2018, vol. 553, issue 7686, 31-32

Abstract: In multiple sclerosis, the blood-coagulation factor fibrinogen can enter the brain. It emerges that fibrinogen inhibits the maturation of cells called oligodendrocytes that repair nerve-fibre insulation and maintain neuronal communication.

Keywords: Neuroscience; Diseases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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