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Line graphs showing the frequency of degenerating (dense sheaths and balloons) and of redundant myelin sheaths in the cingulate bundle (A) and genu of the corpus callosum (B) as a function of mean axon diameter in monkeys over 10 years of age. Nerve fibers are divided into 6 size classes from < 0.4μm to > 2.0μm in diameter.
