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Structural and Functional Plasticity at the Axon Initial Segment

The axon initial segment (AIS) is positioned between the axonal and somato-dendritic compartments and plays a pivotal role in triggering action potentials (APs) and determining neuronal output. It is now widely accepted that structural properties of the AIS, such as length and/or location relative t...

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Autores principales: Yamada, Rei, Kuba, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27826229
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2016.00250