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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

On the changes in the nervous system which follow the amputation of limbs.

Publication Details

J. Anat. Physiol. (Lond.), 3, 88-96. 1869 CE.

Demonstration that the proximal end of a severed nerve eventually atrophies.

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Entry Number#1272
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