Reorganization of the Axon Membrane in Demyelinated Peripheral Nerve Fibers: Morphological Evidence
- 7 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 210 (4470), 661-663
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6159685
Abstract
Cytochemical staining of demyelinated peripheral axons revealed two types of axon membrane organization, one of which suggests that the demyelinated axolemma acquires a high density of sodium channels. Ferric ion-ferrocyanide stain was confined to a restricted region of axon membrane at the beginning of a demyelinated segment or was distributed throughout the demyelinated segment of axon. The latter pattern represents one possible morphological correlate of continuous conduction through a demyelinated segment and suggests a reorganization of the axolemma after demyelination.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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