Slowly Progressive Axonal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Chronic, Nonimmune-Mediated Demyelination
Wilkins A, Kondo Y, Song J, Liu S, Compston A, Black J, Waxman S, Duncan I. Slowly Progressive Axonal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Chronic, Nonimmune-Mediated Demyelination. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2010, 69: 1256-1269. PMID: 21107138, DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181ffc317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsChronic DiseaseDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionMicrotubulesNerve DegenerationRatsRats, TransgenicTime FactorsConceptsCentral nervous systemAxonal lossAxonal degenerationAxonal pathologyTrophic supportEarly axonal lossProgressive axonal lossProgressive axonal degenerationWhite matter tractsTaiep mutant ratNerve countsWild-type controlsChronic demyelinationNeurologic disabilityMyelin lossSignificant inflammationRat modelOligodendrocyte dysfunctionImmunohistochemical analysisTaiep ratsNervous systemCNS regionsAxonal transportMutant ratsOligodendrocyte lineage