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neurotropic

neurotropic

9.9
A virus or toxin that mainly affects the brain and nerves
  • adjective
  • /ˌnʊəroʊˈtrɒpɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neurotrópico
  • If Beta/A4 has a neuronal origin and given that neurons do not replicate, the only feasible clinical means of gene transfer would be by infection with a tamed neurotropic virus.

Because it had been proven to be very neurotropic in animals, we had the right temporal sequence and so on.

Examples

  • Rosko 1138's mental capacity has been enhanced by neurotropic drug therapy.

    The Lawnmower Man (1992)

  • So BDNF, brain derived neurotropic factor, it's a fertilizer for the brain.

  • Because it had been proven to be very neurotropic in animals, we had the right temporal sequence and so on.

    Harvard University

  • It also does that, but see neurotropic factors are typically growth type factors that rescue a stressed cell and that does happen.

  • CC pair and for those people that had this pair, they had low levels of brain derived neurotropic factor and higher levels of obesity.

  • And it might stimulate what's called BDNF, brain derived neurotropic factor.

  • Rabies is an acute progressive encephalitis caused by highly neurotropic zoonotic lyssaviruses.

    Academic text (2012)

  • This receptor could potentially be used as a molecular marker for the neurotropic phenotype or to detect perineural invasion on histologic examination of melanoma.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Rabies is caused by a highly neurotropic virus that primarily affects the nervous system.

  • The neurotropic effects of the toxin lead to serious complications in brain function.

Synonyms

neuroactive
vsneurotropic
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Affecting the brain and nerves

targets the nervous system preferentially rather than affecting it broadly

Surface Forms

neurotropic positive

Morphology

neurotropic = tropic (opaque) = neuro + tropic

Although the word is built from the combining form neuro- plus tropic, the specialized biological meaning is not easily recoverable for an average learner from the base word alone.

Etymology

Neurotropic combines neuro- meaning 'nerve', as in neurology, and -tropic meaning 'turning toward' or 'having an effect on', like phototropic ('turning toward light'). So a neurotropic virus or chemical 'turns toward' or targets the nervous system, which is why the word means it prefers to affect nerve tissue.