Other terms
Degeneration, Retrograde,Degenerations, Retrograde,Retrograde Degenerations,Axonal Reaction,Axonal Reactions,Reaction, Axonal,Reactions, Axonal,Nissl Degeneration,Degeneration, Nissl,Axon Reaction,Axon Reactions,Reaction, Axon,Reactions, Axon,Retrograde Degeneration, Transneuronal,Degeneration, Transneuronal Retrograde,Degenerations, Transneuronal Retrograde,Retrograde Degenerations, Transneuronal,Transneuronal Retrograde Degeneration,Transneuronal Retrograde Degenerations,Trans-Synaptic Degeneration,Degeneration, Trans-Synaptic,Degenerations, Trans-Synaptic,Trans Synaptic Degeneration,Trans-Synaptic Degenerations
Description
Retrograde Degeneration: 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.
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