The ligand Netrin mediates axon guidance through a combination of haptotaxis over short distances and chemotaxis over longer distances.

There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles that control the body. The three neuron types (sensory, motor, interneuron ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the ... The ultimate effect of a signal from one neuron on the next neuron depends on the function of the synapse, which is based on the type of ...

Stylized axon arbor of a neuron. Yellow circle: root vertex at the axon initial segment; red circles: bifurcation vertices; black circles: terminal vertices at the axon's synaptic terminals.

Additionally, removing cholesterol from the neuron’s membrane made it less stiff and more fluid-like, altering the axon’s shape and reducing pearling. Based on these results, Watanabe set out to test ...

The conditions inside our body must be carefully controlled if the body is to function effectively ... A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they ...

It discusses their role in the remodelling of the structure of the lamina cribrosa and the effect that this might have on axon function. Recent evidence has shown that the modulation of astrocyte ...