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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Myelin

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The normal mature dog spinal cord (A) has many axons surrounded by thick myelin sheaths (blue). In contrast, in the recovered dog with the genetic abnormality (B), there are many axons with thin myelin sheaths, identical to that seen in remyelination.

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