How do nerve cells-which can each be up to three feet long in humans-keep from rupturing or falling apart? Axons, the long, cable-like projections on neurons, are made stronger by a unique modification of the common molecular building block of the cell skeleton.
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/04/scientists-learn-what-makes-nerve-cells-so-strong
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/04/scientists-learn-what-makes-nerve-cells-so-strong
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