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... axon . By far the majority of neurons have several dendrites . A single axon is the rule , although there are rare exceptions . Axons may give off collaterals . Dendrites , like the cell body , never have myelin sheaths , but at the ...
... axon . By far the majority of neurons have several dendrites . A single axon is the rule , although there are rare exceptions . Axons may give off collaterals . Dendrites , like the cell body , never have myelin sheaths , but at the ...
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... axon ; b , area of the axon covered only with myelin ; c . area covered with both myelin and Schwann's sheath ; F , broken lines indicating drawing does not show entire extent of the fiber ; d , area in which the axis cylinder is ...
... axon ; b , area of the axon covered only with myelin ; c . area covered with both myelin and Schwann's sheath ; F , broken lines indicating drawing does not show entire extent of the fiber ; d , area in which the axis cylinder is ...
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... axon hillock , initial segment of axon , first node of Ranvier , other specialized cell membrane sites of neurons ; other components 3.3.8 Encoder Components producing alpha - coded antigenic proteins , hormones , and other molecules ...
... axon hillock , initial segment of axon , first node of Ranvier , other specialized cell membrane sites of neurons ; other components 3.3.8 Encoder Components producing alpha - coded antigenic proteins , hormones , and other molecules ...
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