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Book SynopsisPreface.- Chapter 1: Oligodendroglial lineage, myelin and white matter: defining the connectome of the human brain.- Part I: Physiology of oligodendroglia.- Chapter 2: Evolution of myelin and oligodendroglia.- Chapter 3: Development of oligodendroglia and myelin.- Chapter 4: Seeing is believing: insights into myelination and remyelination in zebrafish.- Chapter 5: Morphology of oligodendroglial cells and myelin.- Chapter 6: Physiology of oligodendroglial cells.- Chapter 7: Biochemistry and structure of myelin.- Chapter 8: Plasticity of myelination.- Part II: Pathophysiology of oligodendroglia.- Chapter 9: Demyelination and remyelination: General principles.- Chapter 10: Leukomalacia.- Chapter 11: White matter injury in the brain and spinal cord.- Chapter 12: Multiple sclerosis.- Chapter 13: Ageing and neurodegeneration of oligodendroglia.- Chapter 14: Protein pathologies in oligodendroglia in neurodegenerative diseases.- Chapter 15: Mental disorders.- Chapter 16: Neuromyelitis Optica.- Epilogue.
