Discovery of Willin Flashcards
1
Q
what is myelination?
A
occurs in late embryonic gestation and involves the addition of myelin around axons with continuous fragments separated by nodes of ranvier
2
Q
what is the structure of node of ranvier?
A
no myelin
receptor neurofascin p186
na channel
ankyrin g
3
Q
what is the structure of the paranode?
A
contactin
caspr
4
Q
what is the structure of the internode?
A
k channel
5
Q
what are two types of neurofascin?
A
nf155: in glia cells, white matter, corpus collosum, optic nerve
nf186: neuronal cells, hippocampus
