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Encyclopedia > Hillock

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  • a small hill
  • Axon hillock, a part of a neuron in brains
  • Hillock, Shetland, a settlement on the Shetland Islands
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Neuron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1899 words)
The part of the axon where it emerges from the soma is called the 'axon hillock'.
Besides being an anatomical structure, the axon hillock is also the part of the neuron that has the greatest density of voltage-dependent sodium channels.
The axon terminal a specialized structure at the end of the axon that is used to release neurotransmitter and communicate with target neurons.
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