EFFECTS OF IONIC STRENGTH OF IMMERSION MEDIUM ON THE STRUCTURE OF PERIPHERAL NERVE MYELIN
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- 25 January 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of cell biology
- Vol. 3 (1) , 89-94
- https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.3.1.89
Abstract
A study of the effects of hypertonic solutions on the structure of peripheral nerve myelin reveals an expansion rather than a contraction of the layer spacing. This suggests the absence of "free" water between the myelin layers.Keywords
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