Figure 16. Processes of hypertophied astrocytes (A) at the tip of the distal nerve joined via desmosomes (→) to enclose the regenerating axons emerging from the lesion into discrete bundles.

Figure 16

Processes of hypertophied astrocytes (A) at the tip of the distal nerve joined via desmosomes (→) to enclose the regenerating axons emerging from the lesion into discrete bundles. Astrocytes, not microglia (m), contain myelin whorls. Note the intactness (double→ ) of the limiting membrane (L). ×20K.

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