Remyelinate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To recoat with myelin following previous demyelination

    "A PNG bridge provides a permissive, directional substrate to encourage and guide long-distance regeneration, and resident Schwann cells provide trophic support and can remyelinate the axons."

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"A PNG bridge provides a permissive, directional substrate to encourage and guide long-distance regeneration, and resident Schwann cells provide trophic support and can remyelinate the axons."

Etymology

From re- + myelinate.

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