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Atrophy
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Definition
: Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.
NIM; coord with organ/pathol (IM)
Examples
Muscular Atrophy
Other names
Atrophies
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
atrophin-
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*Nerve Tissue Proteins
Atrophy
Globus Pallidus
Dentate Gyrus.
Nat Genet 1995 May;10(1):99-103