Digestion chambers

Micrograph showing digestion chambers. HPS stain.

Digestion chambers are a histologic finding in nerves that are undergoing Wallerian degeneration.[1]

## Appearance

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Digestion chambers consist of small globular fragments, which represent degenerating myelin sheaths.

## See also

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* Nerve injury

## References

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1. ^ 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

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* Basic Nerve Pathology (ucsf.edu) \- An Introduction to the Pathology of Nerves