Title: Glia: Schwann cells provide life support for axons.
Authors: Whalley, Katherine
Abstract: The article highlights a study that reveals the molecular pathways through which Schwann cells sustain peripheral nervous system (PNS) axon integrity. The researchers generated transgenic mice to examine the role of Schwann cells in axon support by glia. The mice exhibited progressive degeneration of myelinated and unmyelinated axons in the peripheral nerves.
Subjects: SCHWANN cells; PERIPHERAL nervous system; LABORATORY mice; AXONS; DEGENERATION (Pathology)
Publication: Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 11, p698
ISSN: 1471-003X
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1038/nrn3840

Glia: Schwann cells provide life support for axons.

Whalley, Katherine