loading...| Preferred Name |
demyelination |
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| Synonyms |
myelin destruction myelin degeneration |
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| Definitions |
Demyelination is a term used to describe the destruction of the myelin sheath that surrounds axonal fibres. This is caused by diseases that damage the myelin sheath or the cells that form it. abnormal degeneration or destruction of the myelin sheath that results in the partial absence or patchy, incomplete area of a myelin sheath over all or part of an axon or fiber tract |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0000921 |
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| comment |
Demyelination is a term used to describe the destruction of the myelin sheath that surrounds axonal fibres. This is caused by diseases that damage the myelin sheath or the cells that form it. |
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| definition |
abnormal degeneration or destruction of the myelin sheath that results in the partial absence or patchy, incomplete area of a myelin sheath over all or part of an axon or fiber tract |
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| has exact synonym |
myelin destruction myelin degeneration |
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| has_alternative_id |
MP:0010049 |
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| has_obo_namespace |
MPheno.ontology |
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| id |
MP:0000921 |
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| label |
demyelination |
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| notation |
MP:0000921 |
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| prefLabel |
demyelination |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012447 |