| Term Name: | collateral sprouting of intact axon in response to injury |
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| Definition: | The process in which outgrowths develop from the axons of intact undamaged neurons as a result of injury to an axon. The collateral sprouts typically appear from undamaged axons in a tissue which has had part of its nerve supply removed, and they can often innervate successfully any cells that have lost some or all of their original synaptic input. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048673] QuickGO AmiGO |