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Plate 17.325 Medulla Oblongata

Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D., Adel K. Afifi, M.D., Paul M. Heidger, Jr., Ph.D.
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MEDULLA OBLONGATA

Cat, 10% formalin, Marchi stain, 11.5 x.

This is a section of the medulla oblongata, stained by the Marchi* method, which reveals degenerated myelin. Note the degenerated fibers (black) in the pyramid and the crossing of these fibers to form the lateral corticospinal tract. An artifact of tissue preparation is seen in the upper right hand corner of the section. The tissue became folded during handling.

*Marchi was a nineteenth-century Italian physician.

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