Maintaining your myelin, Part 1
Three papers on myelin and oligodendrocytes, starting with a 2023 review: “Myelin is the spiral ensheathment of axons by a lipid and cholesterol-rich glial cell membrane that reduces capacitance and increases resistance of the axonal membrane. Axonal myelination speeds up nerve conduction velocity as a function of axon diameter. While myelination proceeds rapidly after birth … Continue reading Maintaining your myelin, Part 1