Definition of "axon" []

• The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell. (noun)

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• "A single large element extending outward from the other end of the cell body is called the axon d."
• "(D-I) The diaphragms of wild-type (D-F) and meltrin β − / − (G-I) mice at E18. 5 were stained with an anti-synaptophysin antibody (D and G) to label axon terminals and with BTX (E and H) to label acetylcholine receptors (AChRs)."
• "Located at the end of the axon is a spherical protuberance called the end bulb e."