Peripheral nerve (20x objective lens)
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This image shows a longitudinal section of a large nerve, containing a
large number of myelinated nerve fibers.
What is primarily visible are the outlines of the
Schwann cells that form the myelin sheath. The axons
are not readily visible. Several nodes
of Ranvier, which appear as a dark lines
perpendicular to the long axis of nerve fiber, are visible.
Stain = Osmium.
Copyright
Paul B. Bell, Jr. & Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka
The
University of Oklahoma
Version 010603