Effects of sciatic nerve regeneration on axonal populations in tributary nerves

Chung Bii Jenq, Richard E. Coggeshall

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    Abstract

    The present study is a determination of the numbers of axons in the sural nerve and nerve to the medial gastrocnemius muscle following section and regeneration of the sciatic nerve in the rat. The data indicate that there is a significant increase in both myelinated and unmyelinated axons in the nerve to the medial gastrocnemius muscle and a significant increase in myelinated but a significant decrease in unmyelinated axons in the sural nerve. Thus axonal numbers do not return to normal and the axonal responses are different in different tributary nerves when the parent nerve is cut and then regenerates.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)91-100
    Number of pages10
    JournalBrain Research
    Volume295
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 12 1984

    Keywords

    • axonal numbers
    • nerve regeneration

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Neuroscience
    • Molecular Biology
    • Clinical Neurology
    • Developmental Biology

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