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Ultrastructure of the Endoneurium

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The endoneurium is a fine cylindrical lamina that encloses groups of axons with their respective Schwann cells, creating a specific microenvironment around them. Collagen fibers, which are the main constituent of endoneurium, surround both myelinated and unmyelinated axons. Being permeable, the endoneurium does not interfere with the passage of molecules.

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  1. Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD & Fabiola Machés MD

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Asepeyo, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar De Diego-Isasa MD & Concepción Del Olmo MD

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain, and Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina

  2. Department of Surgical Specialties, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management, General University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    José Antonio De Andrés

  3. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York School of Regional, Anesthesia (NYSORA), New York, NY, USA, and Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

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  4. Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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  5. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

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  6. Discipline of Anesthesiology, The University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    André A.J. van Zundert

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Reina, M.A., Machés, F., De Diego-Isasa, P., Del Olmo, C. (2015). Ultrastructure of the Endoneurium. In: Reina, M., De Andrés, J., Hadzic, A., Prats-Galino, A., Sala-Blanch, X., van Zundert, A. (eds) Atlas of Functional Anatomy for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09522-6_3

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