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the parts of the brain made up of axons, the long "extension cords" of the nerve cells that carry messages from one cell to another. These extensions are wrapped in an insulating substance called myelin and when the axons are grouped together, they appear white.
Ãâó: www.rettsyndrome.org/digests/00008.htm
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| white matter |
Special proteins that cover neurons, also know as myelin. This functions much like insulation on electrical wires. Demyelination (de-myelin-ation) is when the immune cells attack and injure white matter.
Ãâó: pedsdemyelination.ccb.sickkids.ca/famGlossary.shtm...
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| white matter |
is central nervous tissue that is largely composed of myelinated axons. These fibers are organized into fasciculi, capsules, peduncles and tracts.
Ãâó: publish.uwo.ca/~jkiernan/defin.htm
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| white matter |
The wiring harness for the brain. Contains large numbers of axons connecting more distant parts of the cortex, as well as glial cells.
Ãâó: vis-www.cs.umass.edu/projects/mristroke/glossary.h...
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