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Atrophy

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Definition: Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.  NIM; coord with organ/pathol (IM)   
Examples Muscular Atrophy 		Other names Atrophies
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
atrophin-1  0   *Nerve Tissue Proteins Atrophy Globus Pallidus Dentate Gyrus. Nat Genet 1995 May;10(1):99-103

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