Wallerian degeneration

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
neurological disorder
gptkbp:cause clearance of axonal debris
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1850
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wallerian degeneration
gptkbp:importantFor nerve regeneration
gptkbp:involves axon
myelin sheath
Schwann cell activation
macrophage infiltration
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Augustus_Volney_Waller
gptkbp:observedBy central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:nervous_system
gptkbp:relatedTo neuroregeneration
axonotmesis
gptkbp:result degeneration of axon distal to injury
degeneration of myelin distal to injury
gptkbp:studiedIn neurodegenerative diseases
traumatic nerve injury
gptkbp:triggeredBy axon injury
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schwann_cell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6