axon terminal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaxonandterminal
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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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terminal
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, ...
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Retinal slices documented predominantlyaxonterminalresponses; isolated cells revealed mainly soma-dendritic responses.
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These values are underestimates of the real coverage, since smallaxonterminalprocesses out of the focal plane were also eliminated during the procedure.
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The sizes of cell body, dendritic field, andaxonterminalwere also converted to the diameter of circles with equivalent area.
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The ratio (number of black pixels) 0 (number of total pixels) gave us a value for the relative coverage of theaxonterminalsystem.
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However, when the gap junctions are blocked, the axon of the injected cell and the entireaxonterminalare labeled.
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Our approach to monitoraxonterminalactivity in retinal slices leaves cellular and synaptic contacts around the investigated terminals intact.
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In addition, there was no easy correlation when the morphology of the dendrites was factored in with that of theaxonterminalarborizations.
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Such facilitation may be helpful in the retina, where consistent depolarization of the photoreceptoraxonterminalis necessary to maintain glutamate release in the dark.
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The sublamina with the highest density ofaxonterminalis next to the ganglion cell layer and receives input from 32 cells.
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Of 68 labeled processes, 63% originated from narrow "fingers" of cytoplasm extending from the presynapticaxonterminalinto the postsynaptic cleft.
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This is particularly true foraxonterminalcontacting two or even three postsynaptic elements simultaneously (shared synapse).
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The concentration of agonists refers to the concentration in the pipette, but the actual concentration at the bipolar cellaxonterminalwas slightly less.
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First, the activity of theaxonterminalincreases sharply when the inhibitory input is blocked with bicuculline although no specific stimulus was applied to the retinal tissue.
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The three chosen ranges agree with the limited published data examining theaxonterminalsize of rabbit bipolar cell types identified through either immunoreactivity or dye injection.
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H1axonterminalfrom the retinal periphery, 5.9 mm temporal to the fovea, focus on the terminal branches of the axonal arbor.
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This provided an efficient way to demonstrate the general morphology and stratification pattern of the bipolar cell'saxonterminaland served as an excellent analytical tool.
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In the retina, consistent depolarization of the photoreceptoraxonterminalin the dark is necessary to maintain the tonic release of glutamate from the synaptic ribbon.
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H1axonterminalfrom retinal midperiphery, 3.2 mm temporal to the fovea.
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Nine different types were distinguished based on their dendritic morphology and the position of theaxonterminalin the inner plexiform layer.
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