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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. Hypotonic solutions bring about a change in radial repeat period from 171 A to 250 to 270 A. These findings are of significance in relation to the structure of myelin.Entities:
Keywords: NERVES, PERIPHERAL/anatomy and histology; SODIUM CHLORIDE/effects
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Year: 1957 PMID: 13416313 PMCID: PMC2224018 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.3.1.89
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biophys Biochem Cytol ISSN: 0095-9901