Do 'demyelinating' diseases involve more than myelin?

Authors
Waxman, SG
Citation
Sg. Waxman, Do 'demyelinating' diseases involve more than myelin?, NAT MED, 6(7), 2000, pp. 738
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(200007)6:7<738:D'DIMT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome have traditionally been rega rded as 'demyelinating' disorders. An important lesson of recent studies, h owever, is that these diseases involve more than damage to myelin, and that ion channels, which are pivotal in neuronal function, may also be importan t targets In these disorders (pages 808-811).