Axon (source code)
= Axon
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An <axon> is a <neuron> process specialized for conveying signals to output contacts. In many <neurons>, an <action potential> begins near the <axon initial segment> and propagates along the <axon> to <axon terminals>, where <neurotransmitter> release can influence other <biological cells>.
One <axon> can branch and contact many targets. Its size, membrane <ion channels> and <myelination> affect transmission, while the <pseudounipolar neuron> illustrates that the <soma> need not lie directly in the main conducting route.<Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts and others/12.2 Nervous Tissue>[Parts of a Neuron; structural classification]{ref}
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