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neurotrophism

neurotrophism noun: synonym of neurotrophy.

Noun

neurotrophism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of neurotrophy.
    • If VP-induced neurotrophism is indeed related to enhanced memory function and if neuronal outgrowth is a marker for information storage, then VP should enhance the morphological complexity of neurons derived from a brain region long held to be the site of long-term memory, the cerebral cortex.1999, I.J.A. Urban, J.P.H. Burbach, D. De Wied, Advances in Brain Vasopressin, page 190
    • Schematic representation of certain molecular mechanisms regulating nigral DA nerve cell survival via modulation of neurodegeneration and neurotrophism.2009, Charles E. Ribak, Carlos Aramburo de la Hoz, Edward G. Jones, From Development to Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System., page 135
    Synonyms:
    neurotrophy

Synonyms of neurotrophism

Origin of neurotrophism

From neuro- + -trophism.

Questions about neurotrophism

What does neurotrophism mean?
Neurotrophism means synonym of neurotrophy.
What part of speech is neurotrophism?
Neurotrophism is a noun.

Words near neurotrophism in the dictionary

  1. neurotrophically
  2. neurotrophication
  3. neurotrophicity
  4. neurotrophin
  5. neurotrophins
  6. neurotrophism
  7. neurotrophy
  8. neurotropic
  9. neurotropin
  10. neurotropins
  11. neurotropism

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