Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that destroys oligodendrocytes, which are responsible for maintaining the fatty myelin sheath, leading to the loss of myelin, the breakdown of neuronal axons, and the prevention of effective electrical signal carriage.

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  Neuroanatomy, Neuron Action Potential - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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• Neuroanatomy, Neuron Action Potential - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine via serper

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• multiple sclerosis concept
• electrical signals concept