neurotrophic, a.
(njʊərəʊˈtrəʊfɪk, -ˈtrɒfɪk)
[f. neuro- + -trophic.]
Of or pertaining to the control of cells exerted by nervous tissue, esp. in relation to cellular nutrition.
| 1887 T. W. Mills in Med. Record 22 Oct. 529/2, I propose..to substitute for mechanical explanations as applied to cardiac pathology, neuro-trophic ones. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 545 Neurotrophic affections of bones and joints. 1935 Amer. Jrnl. Cancer XXIV. 416 Every epithelial cell is normally under constant neurotrophic control. 1970 Nature 28 Feb. 824 (heading) Neurotrophic control of protein synthesis in the regenerating limb of the newt, Triturus. Ibid., We have examined the chemical nature of the neurotrophic action in a system which is clearly nerve-dependent, the regenerating salamander limb. |