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Tracking down the human myelinating cell

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A new strategy for isolating oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from the human brain may advance the goal of therapeutic remyelination.

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Figure 1: Identification of the appropriate cell population for effective remyelination is a critical step in the development of therapies for demyelinating or dysmyelinating diseases.

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, Robert H. Miller is at the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,

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  2. Paul J. Tesar is at the Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,

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