Figure 2
From: NG2 and phosphacan are present in the astroglial scar after human traumatic spinal cord injury
Normal distribution of NG2, neurocan, versican and phosphacan in the human spinal cord. Transverse sections of control human spinal cords. A: NG2 immunohistochemistry reveals small stellate-shaped cells distributed homogeneously in white matter regions of human spinal cord (arrows). B: In the white matter, neurocan immunoreactivity is observed in the wall of a small blood vessel (arrow). Furthermore, a reticular staining pattern can be seen. C: In a dorsal nerve root, neurocan staining is present in myelin sheaths. D: Versican immunoreactivity is scattered in a dorsal nerve root and can be found in myelin sheaths of small diameter axons. E: Phosphacan immunohistochemistry reveals a fine reticular staining pattern in the gray matter. F: In a dorsal nerve root, phosphacan-immunopositive myelin rings can be observed. (A-F magnification × 320).