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A nerve fiber signifies an axon and its envelopes. Two types of nerve fiber exist — myelinated and unmyelinated.
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Nerve Fibers. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_164
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