Myelinated Dermal Nerve Fibers

This video depicts a rotating view of a cluster of the myelinated and unmyelinated axons of nerve cells in a 60 μm thick section of a human skin punch biopsy. Axons are detected by immunofluorescence staining for the axonal marker, PGP9.5 (red). The myelin sheath around some axons is visualized by co-staining for myelin basic protein, MBP (green). The video was generated through the Olympus Fluoview FV10i confocal laser scanning microscope system (click HERE for more information) in the research laboratory at Therapath, a neuropathology company specializing in nerve analysis.