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1. Introduction
2. General introduction
3. Demyelination
4. Schwann cells (SC)
5. Non-myelinating Schwann cells
6. Terminal/Perisynaptic SC (1)
7. Terminal/Perisynaptic SC (2)
8. SC in PNS injuries and demyelination
9. Oligodendrocytes and myelinating Schwann cells
10. Schwann cells have perinodal microvilli
11. Schwann cells have a basal lamina
12. Laminin, neuregulin signalling in PNS myelination
13. Laminin, neuregulin signalling in CNS myelination
14. The myelin sheath
15. Node of Ranvier
16. Myelin sheath increases conduction speed
17. Myelin sheaths are large sheets of membrane
18. Structure of the myelin sheath
19. Role of gap junctions and potassium channels
20. Myelin composition
21. CNS myelin lipids
22. GalC and sulfatide essential for axoglial adhesion
23. Main CNS myelin proteins
24. Main PNS myelin proteins
25. Other important myelin proteins
26. Transport of myelin components
27. MBP trafficking
28. Translocation of MBP mRNA
29. Development of myelinating cells
30. Functional development of Schwann cells
31. Regulation of Schwann cell differentiation
32. Developmental origin of oligodendrocytes
33. Control of oligodendrocyte differentiation
34. Conclusions

Topics Covered

• Demyelination
• Schwann cells
• SC in PNS injuries and demyelination
• CNS dysmyelination in the absence of laminin or neuregulin signaling
• The myelin sheath
• Node of Ranvier
• Role of gap junctions and potassium channels
• Myelin proteins
• Oligodendrocytes

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Series:

• Physiology and Pathophysiology of Neuroglia

Categories:

• Cell Biology
• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

Talk Citation

Butt, A.M. (2011, July 13). General physiology of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://hstalks.com/bs/2032/.
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Publication History

• Published on July 13, 2011
• Archived on July 31, 2022

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Arthur M. Butt has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.