Term Name: | axon arborization |
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Definition: | The process in which the terminal anatomical structures of an axon are generated and organized into branches of specialised projections, or boutons. An axon is the long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminal branches. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0140060] QuickGO AmiGO |