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Oligodendrocytes form paranodal bridges that generate chains of myelin sheaths vulnerable to degeneration with age
Cody L. Call, Sarah A. Neely, Jason J. Early…·Dwight E. Bergles
The paper identifies a conserved myelination mechanism in oligodendrocytes that forms paranodal bridges, enabling extended myelin sheaths along axons, which degenerate more frequently with age.