neurotropic

Adjective

Meaning

(of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tropism neurotrophic neurotrophic-like neuronotropic

Related terms

neurotropism neurotropy

Examples

A French team developed the French neurotropic vaccine (FNV), which was extracted from mouse brain tissue. Source: Internet

Another possible side effect is an infection of the nervous system, which occurs in one in 200,000 to 300,000 cases, causing yellow fever vaccine-associated neurotropic disease, which can lead to meningoencephalitis and is fatal in less than 5% of cases. Source: Internet

There is evidence that it may also modulate the expression of brain-derived neurotropic factor in rats. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

neurotrophin neurotrophism neurotrophy neurotropin neurotropism neurotrosis