DESCENDING DEGENERATION
\dɪsˈɛndɪŋ dɪd͡ʒˌɛnəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪsˈɛndɪŋ dɪdʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ d_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DESCENDING DEGENERATION
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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In neuropathology, the destruction and disintegration of nerve fibers from above downward, i. e., from the central or cerebral extremity of such fibers toward their peripheral extremity. This process . is caused by the presence of some lesion, which interrupts the continuity of the degenerating fibers and marks the upper limit of the degeneration.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.