Digestion chambers
Image:Digestion chambers -- very high mag - cropped.jpg showing digestion chambers. HPS stain.]]
Digestion chambers are a histologic finding in nerves that are undergoing Wallerian degeneration.{{cite journal |author=Turner JE, Glaze KA |title=The early stages of Wallerian degeneration in the severed optic nerve of the newt (Triturus viridescens) |journal=Anat. Rec. |volume=187 |issue=3 |pages=291–310 |date=March 1977 |pmid=851236 |doi=10.1002/ar.1091870303 }}
Appearance
Digestion chambers consist of small globular fragments, which represent degenerating myelin sheaths.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20121215034640/http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/ids_104_musclenerve_path/student_musclenerve/nervepath.html Basic Nerve Pathology (ucsf.edu)] - An Introduction to the Pathology of Nerves