BREAKDOWN OF THE DISEASE BIOLOGY OF ALS WHAT IS ITS?
A-myo-trophic stems from Greek
A-MYO-TROPHIC (NO) {MUSCLE} {NOURISHMENT}
When a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral" identifies the areas in the spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates, it leads to scarring or hardening ("sclerosis") in the region.
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