axoplasm
Sign in to saveAxoplasm is the cytoplasm within the axon of a neuron (nerve cell). For some neuronal types this can be more than 99% of the total cytoplasm.
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Within Vinony's link graph, axoplasm is referenced by 121 other articles, and connects out to axon, neuroglia and perikaryon.
It is catalogued under the topic Neurohistology.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Anatomy.PartOf
- Axon of a nerve
- Anatomy.Name
- Axoplasm
- Anatomy.Latin
- axoplasma
- Anatomy.System
- Nervous system
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Axoplasm is the cytoplasm within the axon of a neuron (nerve cell). For some neuronal types this can be more than 99% of the total cytoplasm.
Axoplasm has a different composition of organelles and other materials than that found in the neuron's cell body (soma) or dendrites. In axonal transport (also known as axoplasmic transport) materials are carried through the axoplasm to or from the soma.
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