Anatomy

Axons

Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body.

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Abstract

Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body.

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1 entry terms
  • Axon

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

NERVE FIBERS is available; giant squid axon: coord IM with SQUID (NIM)

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  1. A08w.675w.542w.145w
  2. A11w.284w.180.075w
  3. A11w.671w.501w.145w

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WL 102.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Axons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001369. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001369
  2. Axons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axon
  3. Axons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178999