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. 2015 Mar;10(3):355-6.
doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.153675.

Functional regeneration of the brain: white matter matters

Teng Guan  1 , Jiming Kong  1
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Functional regeneration of the brain: white matter matters

Teng Guan et al. Neural Regen Res. 2015 Mar.
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Early stages of myelination. Illustrated is a co-culture of OPCs and neurons. Stage 1, NG2-positive OPCs proliferate. Stage 2, Migration of OPCs towards axons. Stage 3, NG2-positive OPCs make contact with axons. OPCs: Oligodendrocyte precursor cells; NF: neurofilament; NG2: neural/glial antigen 2.
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