loading...| 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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| notation |
2047-3613 |
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| prefLabel |
axon |
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| tui |
T026 |
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