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axon:

axon: see nervous system; synapse.

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BDNF promotes target innervation of Xenopus mandibular trigeminal axons in vivo.(Research article)(Clinical report) (BMC Developmental Biology)

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Genes That Control Ray Sensory Neuron Axon Development in the Caenorhabditis elegans Male (Genetics)

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