pyrenophore

plural pyrenophores

1. medicineThe central zone of a neuron containing the nucleus and organelles.

   In seven animals, the degeneration/atrophy of pyrenophores in the vicinity of the epaxial muscles was detected.

   2020, Sara Ciulli, “Multifactorial Causes of Chronic Mortality in Juvenile Sturgeon (Huso huso)”, in Animals, volume 10, number 10, page 1866

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   The neuron is characterized by a central zone, called pyrenophore, which contains the nucleus and the organelles and a peripheral one, consisting of the cytoplasmic extensions, the dendrites and the axon.

   2017, Martina Chianese, “Synthesis and study of catalytic antioxidant activity of mono and dinuclear copper(II) complexes”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)