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a term used to describe a slow neuronal death observed, for example, during Huntington's disease. This type of cell death is characterized by strong, cytoplasmic condensation, chromatin clumping, and ruffling of the cell membrane. Blebbing of the nucleus or plasma membrane is not observed. See also: dark neurons.
For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis and Cell Death Dictionary section of this encyclopedia.
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