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The Fine Structure of the Aging Brain
Authors:  Alan Peters and Claire Folger Sethares
Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118
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Chapter 1- neuronal cell bodies

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Chapter 2- dendrites

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Chapter 3- normal myelinated nerve fibers

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Chapter 4- degenerating axons

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Chapter 5- redundant myelin

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Chapter 6- dense myelinated fibers

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Chapter 7- balloons

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Chapter 8- remyelinating fibers

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Chapter 9- synapses

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Chapter 10- neuroglial cells

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Chapter 11- astrocytes

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Chapter 12- oligodendrocytes

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Chapter 13- Oligoprecursors

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Chapter 14- microglial cells

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Chapter 15- holes

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Chapter 16- dark cells

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Chapter 17- filamentous bodies

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Chapter 18- senile plaques

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