remyelinate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ myelinate.

Verb

remyelinate (third-person singular simple present remyelinates, present participle remyelinating, simple past and past participle remyelinated)

1. To recoat with myelin following previous demyelination
   • 2015 October 2, “Peripheral Nerve Transplantation Combined with Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Chondroitinase Induces Regeneration and Improves Urinary Function in Complete Spinal Cord Transected Adult Mice”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     A PNG bridge provides a permissive, directional substrate to encourage and guide long-distance regeneration, and resident Schwann cells provide trophic support and can remyelinate the axons.