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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

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Axon collateralCytoplasm of axonGrowth ConesMyelinated segment of axon

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Nerve FibersNeuritesaxon bundleneuron component

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Growth of axons through a lesion in the intact CNS of fetal rat maintained in long-term culture
The ability of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) to grow through a lesion and restore conduction has been analysed in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Chloride and sodium influx: a coupled uptake mechanism in the squid giant axon
The squid giant axon was internally dialyzed while the unidirectional fluxes of either Cl or Na were measured. The effects of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Membrane currents of the tunicate egg under the voltage‐clamp condition.
1. Ionic currents of the egg membrane of a certain tunicate. Halocynthia roretzi Drashe, were studied by the voltage‐clamp… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Calcium and EDTA fluxes in dialyzed squid axons
Ca efflux in dialyzed squid axons was measured with 45Ca as a function of internal ionized Ca in the range 0.005-10 muM. Internal… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Identification of the somata of common inhibitory motoneurons in the metathoracic ganglion of the cockroach.
The somata of the three common inhibitory neurons known to innervate many muscles of the metathoracic legs of the cockroach have… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Mono- and polysynaptic reflexes of the trigeminal muscles in human beings
The afferent nerves of the trigeminal musculature run in different anatomical tracts. The Ia fibres from the muscle spindles run… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Accommodation in spinal motoneurons of the cat.
1. Single spinal motoneurons of the cat were directly stimulated with linearly increasing currents flowing through an… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Partial inhibition of the active transport of cations in the giant axons of Loligo
It has been known for several years that the outward movement of sodium from the giant axons of squid and cuttlefish can be… 
1955
1955
Electric responses of individual nerve elements in cochlear nucleus to sound stimulation (guinea pig).
IN A RECENT PAPER one of us (7) described the technique and the results of recording impulses from individual auditory nerve… 
1954
1954
BEHAVIOUR OF THE SEX CHROMATIN DURING ANON REACTION
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