Axon Initial Segment

Preferred Label : Axon Initial Segment;

MeSH definition : First segment of axon that connects distal axon segments to the neuronal CELL BODY at the axon hillock region. The axon initial segment is not protected by the MYELIN SHEATH and has properties critical for axonal growth. The axon initial segment and the axon hillock form an axonal trigger zone.;

MeSH synonym : Axon Initial Segments;

DeCS synonym : Axon Hillock; Axonal Trigger Zone;

MeSH Hyperonym : Axonal Trigger Zones; Trigger Zone, Axonal;

Related MeSH term : Axon Hillocks;

Details

Origin ID

D000071040;

UMLS CUI

C1179989;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Axon hillock [FMA entity]
- Axon hillock (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Initial segment of axon [FMA entity]
- axon hillock [SNOMED Notion]
- axon hillock [GO term]
- axon initial segment [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- Axon Hillock [MeSH concept]
- Axon Initial Segment [MeSH concept]
- Axonal Trigger Zone [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Initial segment of axon [FMA entity]
- axon initial segment [GO term]

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