Preferred Name |
axon |
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Synonyms |
neurite |
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Definitions |
long fiber of a neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells; each nerve cell has one axon, which can be over a foot long; in the peripheral nervous system, the larger (myelinated) axons are surrounded by a myelin sheath formed by concentric layers of plasma membrane of the Schwann cell. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2047-3613 |
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altLabel |
neurite |
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cui |
C0085103 C0004461 |
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definition |
long fiber of a neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells; each nerve cell has one axon, which can be over a foot long; in the peripheral nervous system, the larger (myelinated) axons are surrounded by a myelin sheath formed by concentric layers of plasma membrane of the Schwann cell. |
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DID |
2047-3613 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
Inverse of RN | ||
Inverse of RO | ||
notation |
2047-3613 |
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prefLabel |
axon |
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tui |
T026 |
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subClassOf |