A reason that the axons in the CNS and PNS differ in their ability to regenerate after
injury is that
A) peripheral nerves lack Schwann cells.
B) axons of the CNS lack neurilemmae.
C) peripheral nerves lack endoneurium.
D) axons of the CNS lack myelin.
B
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