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Nervus ischiadicus histology (40X)

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Nervus ischiadicus histology. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

The peripheral nerves consist of nerve fibres, Schwann cells and connective tissue, in addition we find bloovessels. The amount of nerve fibers differ in peripheral nerves, from a few hundred to several hundred thousand per nerve.