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Severing of nerve fibers immediately leads to loss of the ability to conduct impulses and within a few weeks the fibers degenerate. Nonetheless, nerve fibers are capable of regeneration under certain circumstances. The process is depicted in this plate.
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Regeneration of Nerve Fibers (Modified from WILLIS and WILLIS 1972). In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_167
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