Smaller axon and unaltered numbers of microtubules per axon in relation to number of myelin lamellae of myelinated fibers in the mutant quail deficient in neurofilaments.

Abstract excerpt

To characterize the morphological features of the myelinated fibers in the mutant quails deficient in neurofilaments (NF), caused by a nonsense mutation in the NF-L gene, the morphological parameters of the axon and myelin sheath, and their relationships in the peroneal nerve were evaluated. In t...

Topics

• Animals
• Axons
• Cell Count
• Female
• Kinetics
• Male
• Microscopy, Electron
• Microtubules
• Mutation
• Myelin Sheath
• Neurofilament Proteins
• Quail