Myelin and the Central Nervous System (cont.)
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Fernando Dangond, MD
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLEMultimediaMedia file 1: Immune system T cells attack and destroy the myelin sheath, leaving the nerve cell fibers unprotected.
Media type: Illustration Media file 2: The central nervous system.
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