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neurofibril

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neu·ro·fi·bril  (nr-fbrl, -fbrl, nyr-)
n.
Any of the long, thin, microscopic fibrils that run through the body of a neuron and extend into the axon and dendrites.

neuro·fibril·lary (-br-lr) adj.

neurofibril [ˌnjʊərəʊˈfaɪbrɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the delicate threads within the body of a nerve cell that extend into the axon and dendrites
neurofibrilar , neurofibrillar, neurofibrillary adj


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Among the most notable are the appearance of plaques and tangles of neurofibrils within brain nerves that affect nerve synapses and nerve-nerve cell communication.
Possible explanations include pressure on neurofibrils or a contraction of vessels that gives rise to local ischemia.
1-42] is responsible for the toxicity of the [beta]-amyloid neurofibril extracellular plaques of Alzheimer's Disease (Felician and Thomas, 1998, Neuropsych 11:19).
 
 
 
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