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Vanishing White matter disease, H&E stain, high power

Last updated on Tuesday, March 24 2009 by gliageek

Vanishing White matter disease, H&E stain, high power

Axonal spheroids within subcortical white matter.

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Vanishing White matter disease, H&E stain, high power, Labeled

Vanishing White matter disease, H&E stain, high power, Labeled
Axonal spheroids are a non-specific marker of axonal damage. Proximal to the point where an axon has been damaged, the cell body and proximal axon are still functioning, and axonal transport mechanisms are still trying to move molecules and organelles toward the distal end of the neuron...

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