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axoprotection

axoprotection noun: protection from damage to axons.

Noun

axoprotection (uncountable)

  1. protection from damage to axons
    • However, both the RGC protection and the axoprotection seem to be lost by 11–13 months of age (despite a slight difference in RGC protection at this age group manifesting as a smaller proportion of retinas with extreme RGC loss) suggesting that C1qa absence cannot fully abrogate glaucomatous...2015 November 7, “Differential Effects of C1qa Ablation on Glaucomatous Damage in Two Sexes in DBA/2NNia Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of axoprotection

From axo- + protection.

Questions about axoprotection

What does axoprotection mean?
Axoprotection means protection from damage to axons.
What part of speech is axoprotection?
Axoprotection is a noun.

Words near axoprotection in the dictionary

  1. axopodial
  2. axopodium
  3. axopods
  4. axoporid
  5. axoporids
  6. axoprotection
  7. axoprotective
  8. axoskeletal
  9. axosomal
  10. axosomatic
  11. axosome

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