axoprotection

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noun

protection from damage to axons

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Meanings

nounaxoprotection (uncountable)
  1. uncountableprotection from damage to axons
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    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.

    2015 November 7, “Differential Effects of C1qa Ablation on Glaucomatous Damage in Two Sexes in DBA/2NNia Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From axo- + protection.

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Chicago

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