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axon hillocks

axon hillocks is the plural of axon hillock.

Meaning of axon hillock

Noun

axon hillock (plural axon hillocks)

  1. A specialized part of the soma of a neuron that connects to the axon. It is the last site in the soma where membrane potentials propagated from synaptic inputs are summated before being transmitted to the axon.

Questions about axon hillocks

What is axon hillocks the plural of?
Axon hillocks is the plural of axon hillock.

Words near axon hillocks in the dictionary

  1. axolysis
  2. axomadol
  3. axomyelinic
  4. axon
  5. axon hillock
  6. axon hillocks
  7. axonal
  8. axonally
  9. axone
  10. axonemal
  11. axoneme

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