Remyelinate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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