Strengthened contact of Immune cells and node of Ranvier (VIDEO)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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The immune cells quickly wrap up the node of Ranvier (marked by a purple arrow) at certain distance away from the injured site and stop the further degeneration of axon.

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