Fig 4.3A. A colorized version of Fig. 4.3. Another example of a swollen myelinated nerve fiber in the primary visual cortex of a 30 year old monkey. The axoplasm contains a central core of neurofilaments surrounded by an accumulation of mitochondria and lysosomes. Myelinated fiber and other axon terminals- green; dendrites- blue; dendritic spines- gray; astrocytic processes- yellow.
