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    An axon (from Greek ἄξων áxōn, axis) or nerve fiber (or nerve fibre: see spelling differences) is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron...
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  • Axon Enterprise, Inc. (formerly TASER International) is an American company based in Scottsdale, Arizona that develops technology and weapons products...
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  • Look up axon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An axon is part of a neuron. Axon may also refer to: Corporations: Axon Enterprise, American arms manufacturer...
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    The axon hillock is a specialized part of the cell body (or soma) of a neuron that connects to the axon. It can be identified using light microscopy from...
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    Axon terminals (also called terminal boutons, synaptic boutons, end-feet, or presynaptic terminals) are distal terminations of the branches of an axon...
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    and continues into the late-20s. During the pruning of a synapse, both the axon and the dendrite decay and die off. Synaptic pruning was traditionally considered...
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  • Axon guidance (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach their...
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    central nervous system bundles of axons are called nerve tracts. Dendrite Soma Axon Axon hillock Nucleus Node of Ranvier Axon terminal Schwann cell Myelin...
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    (called action potentials) pass along the axon. The myelinated axon can be likened to an electrical wire (the axon) with insulating material (myelin) around...
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  • Axon is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following: Annemarie Carney Axon, American judge David Axon (1951–2012), British...
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