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axoplasm

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ax·o·plasm  (ks-plzm)
n.
The cytoplasm of an axon.

[Greek axn + -plasm.]

axo·plasmic (-plzmk) adj.


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The pressure prevents axoplasm in the optic nerve from flowing freely.
Bodian and Howe (1941b) determined the transport velocity of the virus in the axoplasm to reach mitral cell dendrites within 1 hr after intranasal instillation.
The virus multiplies in the muscle and connective tissue but can remain localized anywhere from days to several months; it then progresses along the axoplasm of peripheral nerves to ganglia and eventually multiplies, ultimately producing severe and fatal encephalitis.
 
 
 
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