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Upregulation of myelin and lymphocyte protein (MAL) after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats.
Journal of molecular histology - 1 Apr 2013
Zhang Jinlong, Cui Zhiming, Shen Aiguo, Li Weidong, Xu Guanhua, Bao Guofeng, Sun Yuyu, Wang Lingling, Gu Haiyan, Zhou Yuan, Cui Zhiming
Abstract excerpt
Myelin and lymphocyte protein (MAL) was identified as a tetraspan proteolipid that is highly expressed by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells as a component of compact myelin. It has also been reported to be a tumour suppressor and induces apoptosis through the Fas pathway. However, its expression and function in spinal cord injury are still unclear, especially in gray matter. In this study, we performed a spinal...
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