Axon showing pearls-on-a-string morphology (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Axon showing pearls-on-a-string morphology

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Electron microscope image of a cryo-preserved axon shows details of its pearls-on-a-string nanomorphology. Credit: Quan Gan and Mitsuo Suga

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Quan Gan and Mitsuo Suga

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