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-Sciatic nerve
(PNS) is cut
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and axons degenerate:
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Schwann cells repopulate
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nerve
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-Nerve length
sutured to cut
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optic nerve
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-Retinal axons
regrow in grafted
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nerve
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-Retinal axons
reestablish synapses
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(radioactive label transported)
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(work of
Aguayo et al.)
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