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Schematic cross section of axon showing location of myelin lipid bilayer and water. Within the myelin sheath, water is constrained to an approximately 4 nm wide space between successive bilayer wraps. Distinction between intra- and extracellular space of oligodendrocyte membrane is ignored in this schematic.
