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Definitions for "Wallerian degeneration"
Keywords:  distal, axon, myelin, degeneration, nerve
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A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850.
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Loss of axons and any surrounding myelin distal to the point where an injury has disconnected axons from their nerve cell bodies of origin.
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The degenerative changes in the distal stump of a nerve that occur following axonal damage. Named after Waller, who discovered this phenomenon in 1850.
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