Axonal Transport - ț̢
The directed transport of ORGANELLES and molecules along nerve cell AXONS. Transport can be anterograde (from the cell body) or retrograde (toward the cell body). (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, pG3)
Axons - ț̢
Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body.
Synonyms : Axon
Axotomy - ț̢
Transection or severing of an axon. This type of denervation is used often in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or survival, toward an understanding of nervous system disease.