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Axolysis

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  cell biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body. noun the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body compare dendrite n. “axis of the vertebrate body,” 1842, from greek axon “axis” (see axis). axon ax·on (āk’sŏn’) or ax·one (-sōn’) n. the […]

• Axone

  cell biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body. historical examples in the dog, an animal with high olfactory sense, the axone of each olfactory neurone is connected with five or six mitral cells. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 4, slice 4 various from the base often near its […]

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