Digestion chambers
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Digestion chambers are a histologic finding in nerves that are undergoing Wallerian degeneration.[1]
Appearance
[edit]Digestion chambers consist of small globular fragments, which represent degenerating myelin sheaths.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turner JE, Glaze KA (March 1977). "The early stages of Wallerian degeneration in the severed optic nerve of the newt (Triturus viridescens)". Anat. Rec. 187 (3): 291–310. doi:10.1002/ar.1091870303. PMID 851236.
External links
[edit]- Basic Nerve Pathology (ucsf.edu) - An Introduction to the Pathology of Nerves
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