initial segment
id: GO:0043194
name: initial segment
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Portion of the axon proximal to the neuronal cell body, at the level of the axon hillock. The action potentials that propagate along the axon are generated at the level of this initial segment.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0033267 | axon part |