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Fig. 4

From: Histopathological lesions in reproductive organs, distal spinal cord and peripheral nerves of horses naturally infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum

Fig. 4

Photomicrograph of the lesions in the nervous system (H/E) (a) Peripheral nerve with severe infiltration of lymphocytes and histiocytes (b) Peripheral nerve - infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma cells and histiocytes with axonal swelling, fragmentation (large arrow) and phagocytosis of debris (small arrow) (c) Spinal cord white matter - empty myelin sheaths (small arrows), with phagocytosis of debris (large arrow) (d) Spinal cord white matter- swollen myelin sheath with phagocytosis (arrow) (e) Spinal cord grey matter - focal neuronal degeneration (arrow), normal neuronal cell body to the left for comparison (f) Photomicrograph showing affected spinal cord white matter with overall reduction in blue staining indicates loss of myelin (demyelination). Note empty spaces with central swollen axons (pink spheroids)

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