variants
or less commonly axone
: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body see neuron illustration
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This protein is known to help guide axons – long extensions that neurons use to send information to each other – to their targets during development.
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Ashley Brandebura, The Conversation, 11 Nov. 2025
The researchers looked specifically at where gray matter (the body of a neuron) intersects with white matter (the long axons that project out of the cell body) — an area thought to be particularly vulnerable to head impacts.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
And in the brain’s white-matter wiring, visceral fat again stood out, with diffusion MRI scans revealing lower axon density and more tissue disorganization – tiny areas of wear-and-tear that can interrupt signaling.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
In the remaining five mice, the researchers tested a method using viruses to measure the full length of nerve projections known as axons.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Brandebura, The Conversation, 11 Nov. 2025
The researchers looked specifically at where gray matter (the body of a neuron) intersects with white matter (the long axons that project out of the cell body) — an area thought to be particularly vulnerable to head impacts.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
And in the brain’s white-matter wiring, visceral fat again stood out, with diffusion MRI scans revealing lower axon density and more tissue disorganization – tiny areas of wear-and-tear that can interrupt signaling.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
In the remaining five mice, the researchers tested a method using viruses to measure the full length of nerve projections known as axons.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2025
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axon
noun
ax·on
ˈak-ˌsän 
variants
also axone
: a usually long and single process of a neuron that usually carries impulses away from the cell body compare dendrite sense 2
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