Derivation of high-purity oligodendroglial progenitors.
AuthorsHatch MN, Nistor G, Keirstead HS
JournalMethods Mol Biol
PubMed ID19378196
Oligodendrocytes are a type of glial cells that play a critical role in supporting the central nervous system (CNS), in particular insulating axons within the CNS by wrapping them with a myelin sheath, thereby enabling saltatory conduction. They are lost, and myelin damaged - demyelination - in a wide variety ... More