Peripheral nerve (40x objective lens)
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This high magnification view shows a longitudinal section of the myelinated
nerve. The axons are wrapped in the myelin sheaths. Note
the nodes of Ranvier (thin lines perpendicular
to the long axis of the axons), which are regions where the Schwann cells
meet.
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- Stain = H&E.
Copyright
Paul B. Bell, Jr. & Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka
The
University of Oklahoma
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