Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathologic Processes » Nerve Degeneration » Wallerian Degeneration
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Degeneration of distal aspects of a nerve axon following injury to the cell body or proximal portion of the axon. The process is characterized by fragmentation of the axon and its MYELIN SHEATH. MeSH
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