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chromatolysis

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chromatolysis /chro·ma·tol·y·sis/ (kro″mah-tol´ĭ-sis) disintegration of Nissl bodies of a neuron as a result of injury, fatigue, or exhaustion.
chro·ma·tol·y·sis (krm-tl-ss)
n.
The disintegration of chromophil substance in a nerve cell body; it may occur after exhaustion of the cell or after damage to its peripheral process. Also called chromolysis.
chro·mato·lytic (-mtl-tk) adj.
chromatolysis
1. the solution and disintegration of the chromatin of cell nuclei.
2. disintegration of the Nissl bodies of a neuron as a result of injury, fatigue or exhaustion.


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