Maturation-Dependent Vulnerability of Oligodendrocytes to Oxidative Stress-Induced Death Caused by Glutathione Depletion

This research was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants NS01855 (S.A.B.) and P20NS32570 (P.A.R. and J.J.V.), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant P30HD18655 (J.J.V.), a Grass Foundation Morison Fellowship (S.A.B.), a Reynolds Rich Smith Fellowship (S.A.B.), Charles A. Janeway Child Health Research Center Award Fellowship HD27805 (S.A.B.), and a Hearst Foundation Award (S.A.B.). We thank Dr. David Zurakowski for advice on the statistical analysis and Marcia Lind for excellent technical assistance.

Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Paul A. Rosenberg, Department of Neurology, Enders 3, Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.