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Axon

Known as: axone, neuraxons, neuraxon 
The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of… 
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Axon Initial SegmentAxotomyCNTNAP2 protein, humanCalnexin, human

Narrower (9)

Axon collateralCytoplasm of axonGrowth ConesMyelinated segment of axon

Broader (5)

Nerve FibersNeuritesaxon bundleneuron component

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Local modulation of neurofilament phosphorylation, axonal caliber, and slow axonal transport by myelinating Schwann cells
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Sulfated proteoglycans in astroglial barriers inhibit neurite outgrowth in vitro
Review
1988
Review
1988
The sensory-efferent function of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Distribution of peptide- and catecholamine-containing neurons in the gastro-intestinal tract of rat and guinea-pig: Immunohistochemical studies with antisera to substance P, vasoactive intestinal…
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Distribution of substance P-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—I. Cell bodies and nerve terminals
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Immunohistochemical evidence of substance P-like immunoreactivity in some 5-hydroxytryptamine-containing neurons in the rat central nervous system
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Technical considerations on the use of horseradish peroxidase as a neuronal marker
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Axon growth: roles of microfilaments and microtubules.
The motile tips of elongating axons consist of growth cones from which microspikes protrude. Cytochalasin B causes retraction of… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The influence of calcium on sodium efflux in squid axons
1. Previous work has shown that the sodium efflux from the axons of Loligo forbesi increases when external sodium is replaced by… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
DEMONSTRATION AND MAPPING OUT OF NIGRO-NEOSTRIATAL DOPAMINE NEURONS.
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