neurotrophismn.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪz(ə)m/, /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈtroʊˌfɪz(ə)m/ Physiology.
Neurotrophic action; esp. the promotion of neuronal growth or survival.
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1974 Surg. Forum 25 508 (title) Neurotrophism in relation to muscle and nerve grafts in rats.
1984 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 81 7252/1 A prenatal neurotrophic effect similar to the AVP-induced neurotrophism observed..in cultured embryonic neurons.
1988 Metab. Brain Dis. 3 1 (title) Steroid hormones and neurotrophism.
1989 Ann. Plastic Surg. 22 257 Nerve regeneration is under..the neurobiological influence of neurotropism and neurotrophism, or, as we have coined it, neurotrop(h)ism.
1997 Exper. Neurol. 147 211 Analysis of the regional selectivity of equilin-induced neurotrophism in the cerebral cortex demonstrated that equilin significantly increased the growth of neurons from the frontal, temporal, and occipital regions.
2001 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 436 456 Among these effects are prevention of neuronal death (neurotrophism) and promotion of axonal growth (neurotropism) after injury.
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