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Retrograde Degeneration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Pathologic changes that occur in the axon and cell body of a neuron proximal to an axonal lesion. The process is characterized by central chromatolysis which features flattening and displacement of the nucleus, loss of Nissl bodies, and cellular edema. Central chromatolysis primarily occurs in lower motor neurons.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Axonal Reaction
  • Axon Reaction
  • Nissl Degeneration

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