 Electron micrographs: From Robert Schmidt MD |
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Demyelinated axons (Arrows) Axons, without myelin, surrounded by phagocytic cells. Axonal cytoplasm is dark, containing closely spaced neurofilaments. Phagocytic cells contain inclusions. |
 Electron micrograph: From Robert Schmidt MD |
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Myelin stripping Phagocytic cell process (Arrow) extends beneath a layer of myelin. |