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7.2.4 Neurometabolic Disorders

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Fig. 7.2.4.6. In ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neurons and other cells are filled with dense bodies of ceroid pigment (arrow and inset). The enzymatic defect underlying this group of diseases is still not fully understood. N - nucleus of pyramidal cell. Scale = 1 µm. (Human, neocortex.)

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