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Results 1 - 10 of 63 for Axon
  1. ROBO3 gene 
    ... The protein also helps guide the growth of axons, which are specialized extensions of neurons that transmit nerve impulses throughout the nervous system. Some axons are very long, connecting neurons in the brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/robo3 - Genetics
  2. Giant axonal neuropathy 
    ... inherited condition characterized by abnormally large and dysfunctional axons called giant axons. Axons are specialized extensions of nerve cells (neurons) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/giant-axonal-neuropathy - Genetics
  3. CHN1 gene 
    ... neurons). These proteins help guide the growth of axons and dendrites, which are specialized extensions of neurons ... Klein R, Kullander K, Betz A. EphA4-dependent axon guidance is mediated by the RacGAP alpha2-chimaerin. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/chn1 - Genetics
  4. Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles 
    ... which is brain tissue containing nerve cell fibers (axons) that transmit nerve impulses. A particular form of ... TUBB3, or TUBB2B gene impair a process called axon guidance. Through this process, the specialized extensions of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...nital-fibrosis-of-the-extraocular-muscles - Genetics
  5. Guillain-Barré syndrome 
    ... affects a particular part of peripheral nerves called axons, which are the extensions of nerve cells (neurons) ... damages myelin, which is the covering that protects axons and promotes the efficient transmission of nerve impulses. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/guillain-barre-syndrome - Genetics
  6. DCTN1 gene 
    ... is particularly important for the proper function of axons, which are specialized extensions of nerve cells (neurons). Axons transmit impulses from nerve to nerve and from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/dctn1 - Genetics
  7. GAN gene 
    ... size and shape of nerve cell extensions called axons, which are essential for transmission of nerve impulses. ... is characterized by abnormally large (giant) and deteriorating axons.GAN gene mutations result in an unstable gigaxonin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gan - Genetics
  8. TUBB2B gene 
    ... in the brain and for a process called axon guidance, by which specialized extensions of neurons (axons) reach their correct positions. Once in the right ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tubb2b - Genetics
  9. ALS2 gene 
    ... endocytosis), and the development of specialized structures called axons and dendrites that project from neurons and are ... functions, such as endocytosis and the development of axons and dendrites, contribute to the progressive atrophy of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/als2 - Genetics
  10. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 
    ... is characterized by abnormalities in the fiber, or axon, that extends from a nerve cell body to ... probably due to abnormalities in both myelin and axons. Type 4 (CMT4) is distinguished from the other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/charcot-marie-tooth-disease - Genetics
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