Axoprotection
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 protection from damage to axons uncountable
"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 degeneration ad infinitum."
Example
More examples"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 degeneration ad infinitum."
Etymology
From axo- + protection.
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