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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Nerve Degeneration

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Nerve Degeneration  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Degeneration, Neuron
  • Degenerations, Neuron
  • Neuron Degeneration
  • Neuron Degenerations

Note

  • IM as a pathol process; coord with specific neurol dis /pathol (IM) or specific nerve /pathol (IM or NIM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • Loss of functional activity and trophic degeneration of nerve axons and their terminal arborizations following the destruction of their cells of origin or interruption of their continuity with these cells. The pathology is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. Often the process of nerve degeneration is studied in research on neuroanatomical localization and correlation of the neurophysiology of neural pathways.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009410

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