Remyelinated Axons (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Remyelinated Axons

Caption

Remyelination in the spinal cord after experimental focal degradation of myelin sheaths, simulating a lesion caused by multiple sclerosis. In young adults, the myelin sheath (dark rings) around axons (light gray circular structures) can be rebuilt, but this process is not fully efficient and its efficiency decreases sharply with age and as the disease progresses.

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photo/©: Mert Duman

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Mechanisms identified to restore myelin sheaths after injury or in multiple sclerosis", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on August 24, 2020.

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