Digestion chambers

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

Micrograph showing digestion chambers. HPS stain.

Appearance

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

See also

References

  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.
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