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An. acad. bras. ciênc ; 73(2): 231-243, June 2001. ilus, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-285540

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In this paper we report a qualitative morphological analysis of Wallerian degeneration in a marsupial. Right optic nerves of opossums Didelphis marsupialis were crushed with a fine forceps and after 24, 48, 72, 96 and 168 hours the animals were anaesthetized and perfused with fixative. The optic nerves were immersed in fixative and processed for routine transmission electron microscopy. Among the early alterations typical of axonal degeneration, we observed nerve fibers with focal degeneration of the axoplasmic cytoskeleton, watery degeneration and dark degeneration, the latter being prevalent at 168 hours after crush. Our results point to a gradual disintegration of the axoplasmic cytoskeleton, opposed to the previous view of an "all-or-nothing'' process (Griffin et al 1995). We also report that, due to an unknown mechanism, fibers show either a dark or watery pattern of axonal degeneration, as observed in axon profiles. We also observed fibers undergoing early myelin breakdown in the absence of axonal alterations


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Animals , Nerve Fibers/ultrastructure , Optic Nerve Injuries/pathology , Optic Nerve/ultrastructure , Wallerian Degeneration/pathology , Axons/pathology , Axons/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron , Nerve Crush , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Opossums , Optic Nerve/pathology , Time Factors
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