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Spinal cord of a goat with necrotic areas in the 11th dorsal (thoracic) and 2nd lumbar roots

Ascending and descending degeneration is shown in the sections above and below these levels (Boycott and Damant). (Source: Hill L. Caisson sickness and the physiology of work in compressed air. London: Edward Arnold, 1912. Public domain.)

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