Ruhr-University Bochum, St Josef-Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience In Vitro Myelination of Peripheral Axons in a Coculture of Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Explants and Schwann Cells Alina Blusch1, Melissa Sgodzai1, Niklas Rilke1, Jeremias Motte1, Jennifer König1, Kalliopi Pitarokoili1, Thomas Grüter1 1Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University Bochum, St. Josef Hospital In the coculture system of dorsal root ganglia and Schwann cells, myelination of the peripheral nervous system can be studied. This model provides experimental opportunities to observe and quantify peripheral myelination and to study the effects of compounds of interest on the myelin sheath.