flaccid paralysis

a condition resulting from damage to lower motor neurons and marked by loss of muscle tone and absence of tendon reflexes. Compare spastic paralysis.

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February 28th 2025

axonal transport

the transportation of materials along the axon of a neuron via the flow of the jellylike fluid (axoplasm) it contains. Transport may be directed away from the cell body (anterograde) or back toward the cell body (retrograde). Also called axoplasmic flow; axoplasmic transport.