Myelination in the absence of UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyl-transferase and fatty acid 2 -hydroxylase

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The sphingolipids galactosylceramide (GalCer) and sulfatide are major myelin components and are thought to play important roles in myelin function. The importance of GalCer and sulfatide has been validated using UDP-galactose:ceramid...

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Main Authors: Gieselmann Volkmar, Grothe Claudia, Jungnickel Julia, Meixner Marion, Eckhardt Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/12/22