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adult peripheral nervous system
adult peripheral nerves
Fig. 14-18, Fig. 14-19, Fig. 14-20, Fig. 14-21, Fig. 14-22, Fig. 14-23, in Biology of Ticks ISBN:0-19-505910-7.
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The peripheral nerves are comprised almost exclusively of axons surrounded by glial cells and enclosed in an amorphous neurilemma. The neurilemma fuses with the glial cells to form a sheath around the individual axons or groups of axons termed the mesaxon. Mesaxons are a characteristic feature of tick peripheral nerves. Mesaxons do not occur in insects.
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