Catalog Number:

MO15016

Product Type:

Mouse IgM, anti-IgM Purified

Immunogen Sequence:

embryonic chicken retinal cells

Host:

Mouse

Reactivity:

Rat, Mouse, Chicken

Applications:

Immunocytochemistry

Description:

Oligodendrocytes are myelinating cells within the central nervous system (CNS) that form the myelin sheath of axons to support rapid nerve conduction. In many CNS disorders, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury, demyelination of axons contributes to functional deficit.

Reference:

Satoh J, Kim SU. Ganglioside markers GD3, GD2, and A2B5 in fetal human neurons and glial cells in culture. Dev Neurosci. 1995;17(3):137-48.