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. 1968 Jun;108(2):207–209. doi: 10.1042/bj1080207

Plasmalogenase activity in normal and demyelinating tissue of the central nervous system

G B Ansell 1, Sheila Spanner 1
PMCID: PMC1198794  PMID: 4969863

Abstract

1. The plasmalogenase activity of brain was found to be associated with the white matter but was absent from myelin fractions. 2. Increased enzyme activity was found in demyelinating spinal cords from vitamin B12-deficient monkeys and in white matter from a patient with multiple sclerosis.

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