Axons have always been assumed to be cylindrical. Using in silico modeling and cryopreservation of tissues, Griswold et al. demonstrate that unmyelinated axons of the mammalian central nervous system exhibit pearls-on-a-string morphology through their entire length.
- Jacqueline M. Griswold
- Mayte Bonilla-Quintana
- Shigeki Watanabe
