granulovacuolar degeneration
- granulovacuolar degeneration
- neurodegeneration, most commonly occurring in the pyramidal cells of the hippocampus, in which the cytoplasm becomes filled with small vacuoles containing argyrophilic granules; it is a normal process in aging but is more pronounced in Alzheimer disease.
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