American Journal of Molecular Biology
Vol.2 No.3(2012), Paper ID 20990, 7
pages
DOI:10.4236/ajmb.2012.23021
Knockdown of Dock7 in vivo specifically affects myelination by Schwann cells and increases myelin thickness in sciatic nerves without affecting axon thickness
Tomohiro Torii, Yuki Miyamoto, Motoshi Nagao, Naoko Onami, Hideki Tsumura, Masahiro Maeda, Kazuaki Nakamura, Akito Tanoue, Junji Yamauchi
Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratory Animal Resource Facility, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratory Animal Resource Facility, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Immuno-Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd., Gunma Japan
Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
The Japan Human Health Sciences Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright © 2012 Tomohiro Torii, Yuki Miyamoto, Motoshi Nagao, Naoko Onami, Hideki Tsumura, Masahiro Maeda, Kazuaki Nakamura, Akito Tanoue, Junji Yamauchi et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Torii, T. , Miyamoto, Y. , Nagao, M. , Onami, N. , Tsumura, H. , Maeda, M. , Nakamura, K. , Tanoue, A. and Yamauchi, J. (2012) Knockdown of Dock7
in vivo specifically affects myelination by Schwann cells and increases myelin thickness in sciatic nerves without affecting axon thickness.
American Journal of Molecular Biology,
2, 210-216. doi:
10.4236/ajmb.2012.23021.