Axon Synonyms

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Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. axone

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Axon Sentence Examples

  • On the other hand, in some neurons, after severance of the axon from the rest of the cell (spinal motor cell), the whole nerve cell as well as the severed axon degenerates, and may eventually die and be removed.

  • A single long axon carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body.

  • One of the features of myelination is that it leaves distinct gaps in the myelin layer where the axon is not surrounded by myelin.

  • The same may be said in regard to the development of the axon plexus of the hippocampus.

  • Thus, axon protection is likely to be mediated by altered ubiquitination or pyridine nucleotide metabolism.

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