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/ˌhɒdə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/ · adjective
(neurology) Of the dendrites of neurons: tending not to form branches..
The majority of the territories usually included in the brain stem reticular formation exhibit the characteristic of "hodophilic" dendrites, in contrast to, for example, the inferior olive and pontine nuclei in which the dendrites are rarely found to extend into fiber bundles and could thus be described as "hodophobic."
The dendrites of the pontine neurons are not as "hodophobic" as those of the inferior olivary nucleus.
Ramón-Moliner and Nauta (1966) designated the closed nuclei, in which dendrites do not extend into adjacent fibre bundles, as ‘hodophobic’.
This dendritic pattern corresponds to the hodophobic tendencies of allodendritic neurons found in the analogue nucleus of cat,^([sic]) but in the guinea pig these neurons are weakly branched.
Ramon-Moliner and Nauta (Ramon-Moliner and Nauta, 1966) proposed division of brainstem nuclei into two major groups: (1) "closed" nuclei with relatively homogeneous perikaryal morphology and specialized, hodophobic dendrites that remain confined to nuclear boundaries; and (2) "open" nuclei with non-specialized (isodendritic) and overlapping dendritic branches, considerable cytological heterogeneity, and hodophilic tendency for spread into nearby fiber bundles.
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychology, was hodophobic, afraid of traveling.
Estimates of the number of hodophobic Americans—ranging from those who drive, ride or fly with white knuckles to those who don't travel at all—run as high as 10 percent of the population.
Everybody, including the hodophobic, inebriated Maureen Stapleton, arrived in New York very, very happy.
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Hodophobic means (neurology) Of the dendrites of neurons: tending not to form branches..
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Possible antonyms include hodophilic.
The majority of the territories usually included in the brain stem reticular formation exhibit the characteristic of "hodophilic" dendrites, in contrast to, for example, the inferior olive and pontine nuclei in which the dendrites are rarely found to extend into fiber bundles and could thus be described as "hodophobic."
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