Axons

"Axons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body.

Descriptor ID	D001369
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.542.145 A11.284.180.075 A11.671.137 A11.671.501.145
Concept/Terms	Axons Axons Axon

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Axons".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
Axons [A08.675.542.145]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Surface Extensions [A11.284.180]
Axons [A11.284.180.075]
Neurons [A11.671]
Axons [A11.671.137]
Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
Axons [A11.671.501.145]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Axons".

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Bar chart showing 137 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	1	3
1997	2	1	3
1999	2	3	5
2001	1	2	3
2002	3	2	5
2003	2	2	4
2005	3	3	6
2006	0	5	5
2007	2	2	4
2008	7	1	8
2009	4	2	6
2010	3	3	6
2011	4	3	7
2012	4	6	10
2013	7	3	10
2014	1	3	4
2015	4	1	5
2016	1	3	4
2017	3	3	6
2018	5	7	12
2019	4	3	7
2020	4	1	5
2021	2	2	4
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	0	2

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Curran BM, Nickerson KR, Yung AR, Goodrich LV, Jaworski A, Tessier-Lavigne M, Ma L. Multiple guidance mechanisms control axon growth to generate precise T-shaped bifurcation during dorsal funiculus development in the spinal cord. Elife. 2024 Aug 19; 13.

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Michel-Flutot P, Cheng L, Thomas SJ, Lisi B, Schwartz H, Lam S, Lyttle M, Jaffe DA, Smith G, Li S, Wright MC, Lepore AC. PTEN inhibition promotes robust growth of bulbospinal respiratory axons and partial recovery of diaphragm function in a chronic model of cervical contusion spinal cord injury. Exp Neurol. 2024 Aug; 378:114816.

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Hirota Y, Sakakibara Y, Takei K, Nishijima R, Sekiya M, Iijima KM. Alzheimer's Disease-Related Phospho-Tau181 Signals Are Localized to?Demyelinated Axons of Parvalbumin-Positive GABAergic Interneurons in an App Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloid-? Pathology. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 93(3):1065-1081.

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Washburn HR, Chander P, Srikanth KD, Dalva MB. Transsynaptic Signaling of Ephs in Synaptic Development, Plasticity, and Disease. Neuroscience. 2023 01 01; 508:137-152.

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Tymanskyj SR, Curran BM, Ma L. Selective axonal transport through branch junctions is directed by growth cone signaling and mediated by KIF1/kinesin-3 motors. Cell Rep. 2022 04 26; 39(4):110748.

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Kar AN, Lee SJ, Sahoo PK, Thames E, Yoo S, Houle JD, Twiss JL. MicroRNAs 21 and 199a-3p Regulate Axon Growth Potential through Modulation of Pten and mTor mRNAs. eNeuro. 2021 Jul-Aug; 8(4).

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Cheng L, Sami A, Ghosh B, Goudsward HJ, Smith GM, Wright MC, Li S, Lepore AC. Respiratory axon regeneration in the chronically injured spinal cord. Neurobiol Dis. 2021 07; 155:105389.

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Hanwright PJ, Rath JB, von Guionneau N, Slavin B, Pinni S, Zlotolow D, Shores J, Dellon AL, Tuffaha SH. The Effects of a Porcine Extracellular Matrix Nerve Wrap as an Adjunct to Primary Epineurial Repair. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 09; 46(9):813.e1-813.e8.

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Adewole DO, Struzyna LA, Burrell JC, Harris JP, Nemes AD, Petrov D, Kraft RH, Chen HI, Serruya MD, Wolf JA, Cullen DK. Development of optically controlled "living electrodes" with long-projecting axon tracts for a synaptic brain-machine interface. Sci Adv. 2021 01; 7(4).

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Taras JS, Tadley M, McCabe L. Dorsal Coaptation for the Treatment of Digital Neuroma. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 06; 46(6):514.e1-514.e5.

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