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Calcium control of myelin sheath growth

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New studies provide compelling evidence that the number and length of myelin sheaths generated by oligodendrocytes in the CNS are controlled by local calcium levels, linking axonal activity to individual myelin sheath formation.

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Fig. 1: An individual oligodendrocyte can generate multiple myelin sheaths that wrap different axons.

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Miller, R.H. Calcium control of myelin sheath growth. Nat Neurosci 21, 2–3 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-017-0043-7

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