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Penn Researchers Prove "Short-Cut" Function Of Myelin Sheath Channel: BetterUnderstanding Of Myelin Should Lead To Therapies For Neuropathies

...part of a six-sided channel wall -- called the gap junction -- thatcouples the multiple layers of the sheath to the outside, extracellular space."Our most recent work directly demonstrates the channel's function in the myelinsheath for the first time," says Scherer. The researchers report their findings in th...

Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain

...ck measured the function of GABAb receptors at the junction between nerve cells where signals are transmitted from one nerve to the next. She showed that GABAb receptors that receive signals are normal in the mouse thalamus, suggesting the defect lies on the sending side of neural transmission. "Most people t...

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