Ultrastructure Labeled (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ultrastructure Labeled

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In the mutant spinal cord, the oligodendrocyte, a cell that makes myelin, is surrounded by conductive fibers (called axons, marked with *) that lack myelin sheaths. On higher magnification, this cell has a huge increase in microtubules (arrows) that fill the cytoplasm and line up with cell membranes.

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Benjamin August

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