As nouns the difference between axon and netrin
is that axon is axon while netrin is (protein) any of a class of proteins involved in axon guidance.
axon
English
Alternative forms
* axone
Noun
(
en noun)
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Derived terms
* axonal
* axonic
* axotomy
* axotomize
* axonopathy
See also
* dendrite
* neuron
* synapse
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