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Dendrite vs Autapse - What's the difference?

dendrite | autapse |

As nouns the difference between dendrite and autapse

is that dendrite is (cytology) a slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron while autapse is a synapse formed by the axon of a neuron on its own dendrites.

dendrite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
  • (cytology) Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
  • (crystallography, metallurgy) tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
  • A hermit who lived in a tree

    • Derived terms

    * dendritic

    See also

    * axon * neuron * synapse ----

    autapse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A synapse formed by the axon of a neuron on its own dendrites