Publication

2003-03-01 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101405103426
  • ISBN-139781405103428
  • Goodreads465326
  • Open LibraryOL8404850M

First Sentence

1. Neurons undergo a variety of responses to cellular injury a. Manifestations of axonal damage 1) Distal Wallerian degeneration of axon & myelin 2) Proximal central chromatolysis cell body swelling, nucleus & Nissl body (rough endoplasmic reticulum) pushed to periphery 3) Prolonged axon injury retrograde cell body decay b. If synaptic input is lost, get transsynaptic degeneration c. Cell bodies injured directly by anoxia, glutamate excitotoxicity, apoptosis, metabolic storage diseases (Tay-Sachs, etc.)

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