Title: neuropathological examination
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neuropathological examination
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11942
Status: current

Definition
Application of gross and histopathologic methods to study toxic changes in the morphology and histology of the nervous tissues and the brain.

Note
This can be a very detailed part of neurotoxicity evaluation that may reveal mechanisms of action.

Related Terms
- brain: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11647
- neurotoxicity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11948

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 889 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'neuropathological examination' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11942
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