Wallerian degeneration : A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850.

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Taxonomy
Wallerian degeneration, Schwann cells, macrophages, axons, injury, myelin, PNS, degeneration, regeneration, axonal, axonal degeneration, myelin sheaths, Wlds, CNS regeneration, nerve, mutation, oligodendrocytes, microglia.

Defination from the web:
Wallerian degeneration is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron's ... Wallerian degeneration occurs after axonal injury in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central Nervous System (CNS) ...