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Micrograph of the anterior horn of the spinal cord showing motor neurons with central chromatolysis. H&E stain.
Micrograph of the anterior horn of the spinal cord showing motor neurons with central chromatolysis. Neurofilament immunostain.

Central chromatolysis is a histopathologic change seen in the cell body of a neuron, where the chromatin and cell nucleus are pushed to the cell periphery, in response to axonal injury. This response is associated with increased protein synthesis to accommodate for axonal sprouting. In addition to traumatic injuries, central chromatolysis may be caused by vitamin deficiency (pellagra).

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References

  1. Neuropathology - Basic Reactions. University of Vermont. URL: http://www.uvm.edu/~jkessler/NP/neuropbr.htm Archived January 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on: 1 January 2011.
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  3. Piercecchi-Marti MD, Pélissier-Alicot AL, Leonetti G, Tervé JP, Cianfarani F, Pellissier JF (December 2004). "Pellagra: a rare disease observed in a victim of mental and physical abuse". Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 25 (4): 342–4. doi:10.1097/01.paf.0000136589.28903.e5. PMID 15577526.

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