Its nerve fibers follow this network of blood vessels throughout your body to reach vital organs, from the heart and lungs to the gut. As with the brain itself, with its mirrored left and right ...

(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 ...

Myelin coats the nerve fibers from the brain, along the spinal cord, and throughout the body. In addition to protecting the nerve cells, the myelin coating facilitates nerve transmission signals ...

The vagus nerve operates a vast network of fibers stationed like spies around ... anti-inflammatory neurotransmitters that ...

In contrast, among the myelinated nerve fibers, axons are mostly covered by ... damaged information networks between the brain and the body or within the brain itself (Figure 3).

In addition to routine histology, a properly processed nerve biopsy must include semi-thin sections and teased nerve fiber preparations. These techniques are necessary to arrive at a proper diagnostic ...

How nerve agents attack the body and brain These two graphics illustrate what nerve agents do to the body and how they work. To produce these symptoms, nerve agents attack the body's cholinergic ...