Telodendron

Neuron with telodendria

Telodendron (plural: telodendria; from Ancient Greek: τέλος δέντρο meaning "tree + end")[1] is a distal branch of a neuronal axon[2] that can further branch into axon terminals.[3] While each neuron only has one axon, it can branch into several telodendria and form presynaptic vesicles for neurotransmission at each branch.

Many telodendria may also receive synaptic input, making them part of the dendritic zone as well.[4]

References

  1. ↑ William Alexander Newman Dorland (1915). The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary: A New and Complete Dictionary ... W.B. Saunders. pp. 970–. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Stephen B. Klein; B. Michael Thorne (3 October 2006). Biological Psychology. Macmillan. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-7167-9922-1. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ↑ I Edward Alcamo; Princeton Review (3 July 2012). Anatomy Coloring Workbook. Random House Digital, Inc. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-0-375-76289-5. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Terence R. Anthoney (1994). Neuroanatomy and the Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of Synonyms, Similar-Sounding Non-Synonyms, and Terms of Variable Meaning. CRC Press. pp. 371–. ISBN 978-0-8493-8631-2. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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