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SUBMITTER: Lorenzini L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7038211 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lorenzini Luca L Fernandez Mercedes M Baldassarro Vito Antonio VA Bighinati Andrea A Giuliani Alessandro A Calzà Laura L Giardino Luciana L
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200123 3
Myelin is the main component of the white matter of the central nervous system (CNS), allowing the proper electrical function of the neurons by ensheathing and insulating the axons. The extensive use of magnetic resonance imaging has highlighted the white matter alterations in Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, alterations which are early, extended, and regionally selective. Given that the white matter turnover is considerable in the adulthood, and that myelin repair ...[more]