Pioneer axon

Pioneer axon is an axon that lays down initial growing path for the axons of other neurons to follow.

See also

• Axon guidance
• Pioneer neuron

References

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• Pittman AJ, Law MY, Chien CB (2008). "Pathfinding in a large vertebrate axon tract: isotypic interactions guide retinotectal axons at multiple choice points". Development. 135 (17): 2865–71. doi:10.1242/dev.025049. PMID 18653554. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); covered in Axon guidance: Pioneering exit by Claudia Wiedemann (Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 660-661 (September 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrn2485)