Internodal segment
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| Internodal segment | |
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| Diagram of longitudinal sections of medullated nerve fibers. | |
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| Medullated nerve fibers stained with silver nitrate. | |
| Latin | segmentum internodale |
| Gray's | subject #183 727 |
| Code | TH H2.00.06.2.03028 |
An internodal segment (or internode) is the portion of a nerve fiber between two Nodes of Ranvier. The neurolemma or primitive sheath is not interrupted at the nodes, but passes over them as a continuous membrane.
[edit] External links
- internodal+segment at eMedicine Dictionary
- -476446662 at GPnotebook
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