Ko te mahi o ngā pūtau mea ma ko te kawe i ngā tohu i waenganui i ngā wāhi matotoru, te wahi e mahia ai te tukatuka, me te toenga o te tinana. Ko te pūnaha ārai o waho e kore e whai wāhi. Ki te kia motuhake, MS ngā te ngaronga o ngā pūtau oligodendrocytes, te kawenga mō te waihanga me te pupuri i te mata momona<unk> mohiotia rite te myathelin ia<unk> e tauturu i te neurons kawe hiko (mahi pea). hua tenei i roto i te reminishing oti o myathelin pūtau, me te mate o te myathelin, rite te ahunga whakamua o te mate, ranei ara i roto i te pūtau whero tata ki te ventricles taha. Ko te mahi o ngā pūtau mea ma ko ki te kawe tohu i waenganui i ngā wāhi matotoru, te wahi i mahia ai te tukatuka, me te toenga o te tinana. Ko tētahi atu tukanga e whakaatu ana i te maha o nga tohu i roto i te pūtau myathelin taea te hanga ake tata ki te whakahoutanga o te pūtau hou, engari e kore e taea ki te whakaora i te
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