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neurotrophin
Term: neurotrophin
Literally meaning: ?that which feeds the neuron?
Origin: Anc Greek
neuro-> ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut)
> (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines of young animals.
-trophin/?????/trophi(=food)
Coined/History
The term coined by Yves Barde and Ron Lindsay in 1985 as neurotrophic factors.
. Placode and neural crest-derived sensory neurons are responsive at early developmental stages to brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Dev Biol 1985 Dec;112(2):319-28.
Definition
Neurotrophin is a any of a group of proteins necessary for neuron development.
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Neuroacanthocytosis
Term: neuroacanthocytosisLiterally meaning: ?neuronal condition with thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut)> (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines...
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Neurosis
Term: neurosis Literally meaning: ?process to nerve disorder? Origin: Anc Greek??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut) > (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines of young animals.+(-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting...
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Polyneuropathy
Term: polyneuropathy Literally meaning :?affection of several neurons?Origin: Anc Greek?????/polys(=several)+ ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut) > (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines of young animals.???????/patheia...
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Aponeurosis
Term: aponeurosisOrigin: Anc Greek???/apo(=off, away from)??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=cutgut) (?????? (?>?)/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines of young animals.-????/-osis/(=suffix expressing state or condition,...
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Neuron (or Nerve Cell Or Neurone)
Term: neuron (or nerve cell or neurone) Origin: Ancient Greek ?????/nevra (=cutgut) (?????? (?>?)/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines of young animals. Coined: by the German scientist Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz...
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