remyelinate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

re- +‎ myelinate

Verb[edit]

remyelinate (third-person singular simple present remyelinates, present participle remyelinating, simple past and past participle remyelinated)

  1. To recoat with myelin following previous demyelination
    • 2015 October 2, “Peripheral Nerve Transplantation Combined with Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Chondroitinase Induces Regeneration and Improves Urinary Function in Complete Spinal Cord Transected Adult Mice”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A PNG bridge provides a permissive, directional substrate to encourage and guide long-distance regeneration, and resident Schwann cells provide trophic support and can remyelinate the axons.