==History== In 1885, researcher Walther Flemming described dying cells in degenerating mammalian ovarian follicles. The cells showed variable stages of pyknotic chromatin. These stages included chromatin condensation, which Flemming described as `half-moon` shaped and appearing as `chromatin balls,` or structures resembling large, smooth, and ...
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The disintegration of the granules of chromophil substance (Nissl bodies) in a nerve cell body which may occur after exhaustion of the cell or damage to its peripheral process; other changes considered part of chromatolysis include swelling of the perikaryon and shifting of the nucleus from its central position to the periphery. ... Synonym: chroma...
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(kro″mә-tol´ә-sis) the solution and disintegration of the chromatin of cell nuclei. disintegration of the Nissl bodies of a neuron as a result of injury, fatigue, or exhaustion.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krō′mă-tol′i-sis Definitions: 1. The disintegration of the granules of chromophil substance (Nissl bodies) in a nerve cell body that may occur after exhaustion of the cell or damage to its peripheral process; other changes considered part of chromatolysis include swelling of the perikaryon and shiftin...
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the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.
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