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Myelinated nerve cell perikaryon in mouse spinal cord

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In the thoracic cord (posterior horn region) of a wild mouse, we have observed a small nerve cell soma completely enveloped by a myelin sheath. The number of myelin lamellae varied between 7 and 12. In one place, the existence of an inner ‘mesoperikaryon’ could also be shown. The significance of this fortuitous finding has not yet been explained.

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Im Thorakalmark (Hinterhornbereich) einer Wildmaus wurde ein kleines Nervenzellperikaryon beobachtet, das vollständig von einer Markscheide umhüllt war. Die Zahl der Markscheidenlamellen variierte zwischen 7 und 12. An einer Stelle konnte ein sogenanntes inneres Mesoperikaryon nachgewiesen werden. Die Bedeutung dieses zufällig erhobenen Befundes ist vorerst noch offen.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München, Germany

    K. Blinzinger, A. P. Anzil & W. Müller

  2. Laboratorium voor Medische Microbiologie der Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden, The Netherlands

    K. Blinzinger, A. P. Anzil & W. Müller

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Blinzinger, K., Anzil, A.P. & Müller, W. Myelinated nerve cell perikaryon in mouse spinal cord. Z.Zellforsch 128, 135–138 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306893

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