axon branch

collocation in English

meaningsofaxonandbranch

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axon
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.sɒn/us
/ˈæk.sɑːn/
a long, thread-like structure attached to a nerve cell that sends out signals away from the ...
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branch
noun[C]
uk
/brɑːntʃ/us
/bræntʃ/
a part of ...
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(Definition ofaxonandbranchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has fewer terminal collaterals thanaxonbranch2 and the collaterals are short, unbranched processes with terminal boutons.
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Axonbranch1 extends from temporal to inferior retina then turns in the direction of the optic disk before fading.
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Axonbranch1 extends from temporal towards inferior retina, then turns abruptly in the direction of the optic disk before fading.
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Axonbranch2 follows a fairly straight course from temporal towards inferior retina, giving off both branched and unbranched terminal collaterals of varying length.
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Some cells had a single axon whereas other cells had a primary axon that gave rise to 2- 4 axon branches.
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In six of the cells examined, the axon had 2 to 4 axon branches.
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In comparison, the cells in the present study were located in temporal, nasal, and inferior retina, the dendrites are spiny, and the axon branches are smooth.
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Old age has different effects, including loss of neurons, loss of axon branches and alterations in neurotransmitters and other intracellular features.
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Thirteen cells appeared to have only one primary axon with no secondary axon branches.
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Among these, pyramidal cells in layers 2/3 have long, intrinsic horizontal axon collaterals within both layer 2/3 and layer 5, which form periodic "clusters" of finer axon branches.
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They ascend into the white matter of the cerebellum, where each axon branches to innervate granule cells in several cerebellar folia.
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Axon branching also occurs via the same process, except that the growth cone splits during the engorgement phase.
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Neurons send long axon branches to appropriate and inappropriate target areas, and the inappropriate connections are eventually pruned away.
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Signals including glutamate from axon branches may increase branch additions.
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