1·It's called myelin.
它被称为髓磷脂。
2·Babies who don't get enough of the stuff have trouble creating the fatty myelin insulation that helps neurons transmit signals.
得不到充足的这种原料的婴儿,会在制造帮助神经元传导信号的含脂肪的髓磷脂绝缘层时遇到问题。
3·Insufficient or poorly working myelin causes a number of diseases, including a rare and fatal congenital disorder called pediatric leukodystrophy that affects thousands of children.
髓磷脂不足或工作状态差可导致一系列疾病,包括影响几千个孩子的一种罕见与致命的遗传病:小儿脑白质营养不良。
4·Myelin loss is also the reason for multiple sclerosis, and occurs to some extent in other diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.
髓磷脂的损失也是多发性硬化的原因, 并在诸如糖尿病与高血压等其它疾病也进展到一定的程度。
5·As Bartzokis had said: "Myelin is our Achilles strength, and it's our Achilles' heel."
正象巴兹·克斯所说的那样:“髓磷脂是我们的阿基里斯的力量,它是我们的脚跟。”