Quantifying Microtubules in Myelinated Axons

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The discussion centers on quantifying the number of microtubules in myelinated axons, with participants estimating a range of 200 to 1000 microtubules per axon. One user accessed a relevant paper that suggests a figure closer to 200-500 microtubules per axon, which was lower than their initial expectations. The conversation highlights the difficulty in finding free resources that provide definitive numbers on this topic.

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how many microtubules are in a cross section of a typical mylenated axon? google brings up lots of hits but most are nonfree and those that arent give no number.
 
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I don't have access to the article but from what I can tell I guess a ballpark figure might be around 1000.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/109688334/abstract
 
granpa said:
I don't have access to the article but from what I can tell I guess a ballpark figure might be around 1000.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/109688334/abstract

Normally I may have it in the afternoon.
 
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thank you. but I already got it from the library and emailed it to my self. from what I can tell there should be about 200-500 microtubules per axon. I was really expecting more than that.
 

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