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THE view that each nerve fibre develops as an independent outgrowth from a nerve-cell, finally becoming united to other tissues (e.g. muscle fibres) in the periphery of the body is associated especially with the name of His, and has been accepted by the majority of embryologists. Those who have worked at the question of nerve repair or have studied the mechanism of the regeneration of nerve fibres which leads to restoration of functions are divided into two camps; the majority hold, as Waller originally taught, that the nerve fibres grow in a distal direction from the cut stump attached to the central nervous system, ultimately finding their way into the peripheral segment. A minority of researchers hold the contrary view, namely, that restoration occurs in the peripheral segment independently of connection with the central nervous system.
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Growth of Nerve Fibres . Nature 80, 325–326 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/080325b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/080325b0