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myelinization

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my·e·li·ni·za·tion  (m-l-n-zshn) also my·e·li·na·tion (-nshn)
n.
The process of forming a myelin sheath.
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Noun1.myelinization - the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
myelinisation
growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
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They may perturb commitment of neural stem cells, proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells, cell migration, synaptogenesis, cell death, formation of transmitters and receptors, trimming of connections, myelinization, and development of the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
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Readiness Brazelton's (1962) model of toilet-readiness describes three physiological/maturational criteria that should precede the initiation of training: 1) voluntary control over bladder and bowel reflex actions, emerging at approximately 9 months of age; 2) the ability to cooperate with training, at approximately 12-15 months; and 3) myelinization of the pyramidal tracts of the central nervous system, at approximately 18 months.
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