Cross-sectional electron micrographs of individual nerve fibers in MS brain biopsies (IMAGE)

Universität Leipzig

Cross-sectional electron micrographs of individual nerve fibers in MS brain biopsies

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The image series shows cross-sectional electron micrographs of individual nerve fibers in MS brain biopsies. Axons sheathed with myelin (black rings) can be seen, showing increasingly severe damage from 1 to 8. The spectrum ranges from accumulation of individual cellular components in otherwise still bright, intact axons (1) to advanced degeneration in dark irreversibly damaged axons (8).

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