Cajal's Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous SystemThis book is a reprint of an English translation of Cajal's original work, with abundant notes and commentaries by the editor. This text describes Cajal's fundamental contributions to neuroscience, which continue to be important today. It accurately details Cajal's ideas and data, and provides readers with the opportunity to learn what Cajal thought about his research career and the significance of his observations. Excerpts from Tello's memorial lectures also provide a contemporary view of Cajal's work. |
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Cajal's Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System Santiago Ramón y Cajal Limited preview - 1991 |
Cajal's Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System Santiago Ramón y Cajal No preview available - 1991 |
Cajal's Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System Santiago Ramón y Cajal No preview available - 1991 |
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Anat animals appear appendices axon bands of Büngner Bethe branches buds bundles Cajal cells of Schwann central stump cerebellum cerebral cerebral cortex collaterals colloidal silver conductors cones of growth connective tissue cortex degeneration and regeneration degenerative dendrites distal Dustin embryonic exudate fibers formed fusiform ganglia ganglion glomerulus graft granular grey matter grumes hypertrophy innervation killed lesion leucocytes Lugaro Marinesco medullated membrane method motor myelin Nageotte necrotic neoformation nerve fibres nerve sprouts nervous reunion neurofibrillar neurofibrils neuroglia neurones neurotropic non-medullated normal nucleus observed occurs operation path penetrate peripheral stump Perroncito phases phenomena portion posterior protoplasm Purkinje cells pyramidal cells rabbit ramified Ranvier reduced silver nitrate regenerative region remnants retraction retrograde roots satellite cells scar sciatic nerve segment sensory sheaths of Schwann silver nitrate soma spinal cord stained structures substance Tello terminal clubs thick thickenings tion traumatic degeneration trophic tubes varicosities white matter wound