"Wallerian Degeneration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014855
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.737.750
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wallerian Degeneration" by people in Profiles.
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P7C3-A20 neuroprotection is independent of Wallerian degeneration in primary neuronal culture. Neuroreport. 2018 12 12; 29(18):1544-1549.