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Peripheral Nervous System - Response to Injury (view source)
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==Age related changes==
==Age related changes==
'''These changes are normal and include:'''
'''These changes are normal and include:'''
#Myelin Ballooning
#Myelin Ballooning
==Wallerian Degeneration==
==[[Wallerian Degeneration]]==
==Chromatolysis==
==Chromatolysis==
*This can result in partial demyelination, which involves loss of myelin at the end fo the internode called the paranodal region.
*This can result in partial demyelination, which involves loss of myelin at the end fo the internode called the paranodal region.
*The exposed axon is remyelinated by a new, thin myelin cheath which 'intercalates' between adjacent internodes.
*The exposed axon is remyelinated by a new, thin myelin cheath which 'intercalates' between adjacent internodes.
[[Category:Peripheral Nervous System - Pathology]]