BERRY— HINSEY: RECOVERY, REGENERATING NERVES 563 



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FIBER DIAMETER IN MICRA 



Figure 2. Reconstitution of fiber diameter with regeneration time. Each fiber diameter distri- 

 bution graph is from a different nerve, excised on the indicated number of days after transection 

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REGENERATION TIME IN DAYS 



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FiCTRB 3. Outside diameters of the largest fibers in the distal stumps of sutured tibial nerves. 

 The fibers do not attain the normal maximum diameters, above 20 micra. 



