Neuronal Ndrg4 Is Essential for Nodes of Ranvier Organization in Zebrafish.

Axon ensheathment by specialized glial cells is an important process for fast propagation of action potentials. The rapid electrical conduction along myelinated axons is mainly due to its saltatory nature characterized by the accumulation of ion channels at the nodes of Ranvier. However, how these i...

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Main Authors: Laura Fontenas, Flavia De Santis, Vincenzo Di Donato, Cindy Degerny, Béatrice Chambraud, Filippo Del Bene, Marcel Tawk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5130175?pdf=render