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  • 2400179811632261200899339628576432108367PublicAssets/3736The extracellular matrix (ECM) is most prevalent in connective tissues but also is present between the stems (axons) of nerve cells, as shown here. Blue-colored nerve cell axons are surrounded by brown-colored, myelin-supplying Schwann cells, which act like insulation around an electrical wire to help speed the transmission of electric nerve impulses down the axon. The ECM is pale pink. The tiny brown spots within it are the collagen fibers that are part of the ECM.Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR)Tom Deerinck and Mark Ellisman, NCMIRPhotograph

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    Transmission electron microscopy of myelinated axons with ECM between the axons

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    The extracellular matrix (ECM) is most prevalent in connective tissues but also is present between the stems (axons) of nerve cells, as shown here. Blue-colored nerve cell axons are surrounded by brown-colored, myelin-supplying Schwann cells, which act like insulation around an electrical wire to help speed the transmission of electric nerve impulses down the axon. The ECM is pale pink. The tiny brown spots within it are the collagen fibers that are part of the ECM.

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    Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR)

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    Tom Deerinck and Mark Ellisman, NCMIR

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