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Old 08-20-2015, 05:13 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_...ral_neuropathy

There are 4 types of sensory afferent fibers ... the C fibers are unmyelinated.

The other 3 have various degrees of axonal myelin on them.

This explains the 4 types. I seem to be putting this up here over and over lately.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cv.html

You would have to look at your biopsy results to see which fibers were measured.
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