'Shaking pups': a disorder of central myelination in the spaniel dog. III. Quantitative aspects of glia and myelin in the spinal cord and optic nerve.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2990.1983.tb00121.x

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'Shaking pups': a disorder of central myelination in the spaniel dog. III. Quantitative aspects of glia and myelin in the spinal cord and optic nerve.

Neuropathology and applied neurobiology - 1 Jan 2000

Duncan I D, Griffiths I R, Munz M

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Quantification of glial cells, axonal size and myelin thickness and volume were carried out in selected areas of the three funiculi of the cervical spinal cord and the optic nerve of 'shaking pups' and normal littermates at 4 and 8 weeks of age. There was a marked reduction of oligodendrocytes in...

Topics

Animals
Astrocytes
Cell Count
Central Nervous System Diseases
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Mutation
Myelin Sheath
Oligodendroglia
Optic Nerve
Spinal Cord
Tremor

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