Definition of axoplasm in English:
axoplasm
noun ˈaksə(ʊ)plaz(ə)mˈaksōˌplazəm
mass nounBiology The cytoplasm of a nerve axon.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is argued that many aspects of the composition and dispersal properties of Myxicola axoplasm are similar to those in other axons.
- Here we provide evidence of a new type of organelle movement in squid axoplasm which is independent of both microtubules and microtubule-based motors.
- Furthermore, both the rates and mode of saltatory transport of organelles in giant lamellipodia resemble myosin-driven transport along actin in extruded squid axoplasm.
- To deliver HSV into the axoplasm, viral particles stripped of their envelopes by detergent were injected into the giant axon, thereby bypassing the infective process.
- The brightness and density of mito-GFP labeling within presynaptic boutons provides a rough estimate for mitochondrial concentration in the presynaptic axoplasm.
Derivatives
adjective
Biology For example, elevation of the axoplasmic concentration of Caz + is necessary for the initiation of vesiculation, leading to axonal repair, and the degradation of axonal proteins, leading to axonal degeneration.
Example sentencesExamples
- The enzymes are produced in the nerve cell bodies and pass down the axon to the nerve terminals in the so-called axoplasmic flow (they can travel a considerable distance - for example, from the spinal cord to the foot muscles).
- Previous studies have shown that assessments of dye exclusion can depend upon the electrical charge of the dye and other factors (e.g., axoplasmic outflow at the injury site).
- These intermediate filaments run in parallel along the axon and occupy a large fraction of the axoplasmic volume.
- He made important contributions to the understanding of axoplasmic transport of neurosecretory material.