Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease in Brain (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease in Brain

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White areas in the brain of a healthy dog show axons (neural conductive fibers) with normal myelin sheathing (white) are pictured. The brain of a dog that models a genetic disease called Pelizaeus Merzbacher shows a total absence of myelin insulation. Studies in the lab of Ian Duncan at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggest myelin may slowly develop in the spinal cord but not brain in this often-fatal disease.

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Josh Mayer

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