Axon-glia interactions: Building a smart nerve fiber

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Waxman, SG [1 ]
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[1] VA HOSP,NEUROSCI RES CTR,W HAVEN,CT 06510
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10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00203-X
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Myelinated nerve fibers are designed in an optimal manner which requires tuning of conduction time with millisecond precision. This involves the highly coordinated differentiation of axons and myelin-forming glial cells; the nature of the signals involved in this axon-glial cell dance are beginning to be elucidated.
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