| Range |
myelinated 0.3-6.7µm (mean 1.6µm): unmyelinated 0.2-1.6µm (mean 0.6µm) µm
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| Organism |
North American opossum Didelphis virginiana |
| Reference |
Kirby MA, Clift-Forsberg L, Wilson PD, Rapisardi SC. Quantitative analysis of the optic nerve of the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana): an electron microscopic study. J Comp Neurol. 1982 Nov 1 211(3):318-27. DOI: 10.1002/cne.902110310 AbstractPubMed ID7174896
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| Method |
Electron microscopy |
| Comments |
Abstract:"The myelinated axons ranged from 0.3 to 6.7 micrometers in diameter (mean 1.6 micrometers), while unmyelinated axons were 0.2 to 1.6 micrometers in diameter (mean 0.6 micrometers)." Keywords:size,radius,cns,central nervous system,nerve cell,neuron |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
112118 |