Axon Guidance
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An Axon Guidance is a cellular process that ...
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- See: Axon, Neural Development, Neuron.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/axon_guidance Retrieved:2018-1-21.
- Axon guidance (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach the correct targets. Axons often follow very precise paths in the nervous system, and how they manage to find their way so accurately is being researched.
Axonal pathfinding: axon growth occurs from a region called the growth cone. Axon pathfinding is accomplished with relatively few guidance molecules. Axons use mechanical and chemical cues to find their targets.
- Axon guidance (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach the correct targets. Axons often follow very precise paths in the nervous system, and how they manage to find their way so accurately is being researched.