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Abnormal myelinogenesis both in the white and gray matter of the attractin-deficient mv rat.
Brain research - 2 Feb 2010
Izawa Takeshi, Yamate Jyoji, Franklin Robin J M, Kuwamura Mitsuru
Abstract excerpt
The myelin vacuolation (mv) rat exhibits hypomyelination and vacuole formation in the myelin throughout the CNS, caused by a null mutation in the attractin gene. Myelin alterations in the spinal cord of mv rats progress during postnatal development and are more prominent in the white matter. In contrast, microglial activation is confined to the gray matter of mv rats. We here investigate the distribution and...
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