"axon hillock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: axon hillocks [plural]
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  1. (biology) 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. Wikipedia link: axon hillock Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): aksonikeko (Finnish), axoneredési domb (Hungarian)

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