a dense network of neurons and glia in the central nervous system
Word origin
from neuro- + Greek pilos hair
Examples of 'neuropil' in a sentence
neuropil
The deutocerebral chemosensory lobes are divided into spherical neuropil compartments, the olfactory glomeruli.
Matthes eKenning, Steffen eHarzsch 2013, 'Brain anatomy of the marine isopod Saduria entomon Linnaeus, 1758 (Valvifera, Isopoda)with special emphasis on the olfactory pathway', Frontiers in Neuroanatomyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00032/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recently, an unusual glioneuronal tumor histologically showing neuropil-like islands has been described.
Nil Comunoglu, Ozgur Kilickesmez, Buge Oz 2014, 'Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric AgeGroup', Case Reports in Pathologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471645. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Positive varicosed nerves fibers where observed in the neuropil of all central brain masslobes.
A. Casini, R. Vaccaro, L. D'Este, Y. Sakaue, J.P. Bellier, H. Kimura, T.G. Renda 2012, 'Immunolocalization of choline acetyltransferase of common type in the central brainmass of Octopus vulgaris', European Journal of Histochemistryhttp://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/2025. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found neuropil responses to be strongly modulated and more reliable than neighboring somatic activity.
Sangkyun Lee, Sangkyun Lee, Jochen F. Meyer, Jiyoung Park, Stelios M. Smirnakis, SteliosM. Smirnakis, Stelios M. Smirnakis 2017, 'Visually Driven Neuropil Activity and Information Encoding in Mouse Primary VisualCortex', Frontiers in Neural Circuitshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2017.00050/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
First, the identified differences in neuropil volumes serve as promising initial targets for electrophysiology.
Liv de Vries, Keram Pfeiffer, Björn Trebels, Andrea K. Adden, Ken Green, Eric Warrant,Stanley Heinze 2017, 'Comparison of Navigation-Related Brain Regions in Migratory versus Non-Migratory NoctuidMoths', Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00158/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Strongest labeling within the neuropil was found in axon terminals.
Alain C. Burette, Matthew C. Judson, Alissa N. Li, Edward F. Chang, William W. Seeley,Benjamin D. Philpot, Richard J. Weinberg 2018, 'Subcellular organization of UBE3A in human cerebral cortex', Molecular Autismhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-018-0238-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Higher than physiological oxygen levels impede the development of the immature retinal neuropil and vasculature.
Trinh TLP, Li Calzi S, Shaw LC, Yoder MC, Grant MB 2016, 'Promoting vascular repair in the retina: can stem/progenitor cells help?', Eye and Brainhttps://www.dovepress.com/promoting-vascular-repair-in-the-retina-can-stemprogenitor-cells-help-peer-reviewed-article-EB. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Demyelination in some areas of the cerebellum pediculus and neuropil vacuolization were observed.
F.A. Cadioli, L.C. Marques, R.Z. Machado, A.C. Alessi, L.P.C.T. Aquino, P A. Barnabé 2006, 'Experimental Trypanosoma evansi infection in donkeys: hematological, biochemical andhistopathological changes Infecção experimental em jumentos com Trypanosoma evansi:alterações hematológicas, bioquímicas e histopatológicas', Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecniahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352006000500008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In freeze-thaw control grafts, neither viable neurons nor central neuropil were observed.
Norman I. Bamber, Huaying Li, Patrick Aebischer, Xiao Ming Xu 1999, 'Fetal Spinal Cord Tissue in Mini-Guidance Channels Promotes Longitudinal Axonal Growthafter Grafting into Hemisected Adult Rat Spinal Cords', Neural Plasticityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.1999.103. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)