Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2047-3613
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2047-3613
Preferred Name

axon

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.
Synonyms
neurite
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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