"nerve axons" refers to the long, thread-like structures that carry information in the form of electrical impulses between different parts of the nervous system, allowing our bodies to send and receive signals for various functions. Full definition
CU - Boulder postdoctoral researcher Yu - Zen Chen, a Nature Communications paper co-author, said the team currently is trying to find ways to raise the level of the PSR - 1 in nematode cells, which likely would promote faster healing in nerve axons. (sciencedaily.com)
A recent finding in our laboratory led to the novel hypothesis that immune system events involving lymphocytes are necessary for RGC cell death and optic nerve axon loss in glaucoma. (glaucoma.org)
Retinal ganglion cell loss in a rat ocular hypertension model is sectorial and involves early optic nerve axon loss. (glaucoma.org)