In cross section, the myelinated axon appears as a nearly circular profile surrounded by a spirally wound multilamellar sheath (Figure 1C and D). Amazingly, a large myelinated axon may have up to ...

(A) Illustration of myelinated nerve fiber and saltatory conduction of action potential. An example of PNS myelinated nerve fiber is shown. (B) Illustration of transverse section of myelinated ...

The findings gathered by Nave and his colleagues suggest that the myelinated brain of adult mammals ... of metabolizing fatty acids from the myelin sheath," added Nave. "We now need to determine ...