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Descriptor English: Axotomy
Descriptor Spanish: Axotomía
Descriptor axotomía
Scope note: Sección transversal o separación de un axón. Este tipo de desnervación se emplea con frecuencia en estudios experimentales sobre fisiología neuronal y muerte o supervivencia neuronal, con vistas a la comprensión de las enfermedades del sistema nervioso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Axotomia
Descriptor French: Axotomie
Entry term(s): Axotomies
Tree number(s): E04.525.210.158
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019771
Scope note: Transection or severing of an axon. This type of denervation is used often in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or survival, toward an understanding of nervous system disease.
Annotation: NIM when an experimental technique; coordinate with specific neuron or specific nerve or specific organ /innerv with probably /physiol in experimental studies or /surg in therapeutic studies
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Axons (1966-1997)
Denervation (1970-1997)
Neurons (1968-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
DeCS ID: 33568
Unique ID: D019771
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2017/07/05
Axotomy - Preferred
Concept UI M0029338
Scope note Transection or severing of an axon. This type of denervation is used often in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or survival, toward an understanding of nervous system disease.
Preferred term Axotomy
Entry term(s) Axotomies



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