Diazoxide promotes oligodendrocyte precursor cell proliferation and myelination.

Several clinical conditions are associated with white matter injury, including periventricular white matter injury (PWMI), which is a form of brain injury sustained by preterm infants. It has been suggested that white matter injury in this condition is due to altered oligodendrocyte (OL) development...

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Main Authors: Birgit Fogal, Carolyn McClaskey, Sha Yan, Henglin Yan, Scott A Rivkees
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2878350?pdf=render