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THE axon of vertebrate neurones may arise either from the soma or from a dendrite. When it arises from the soma it may arise directly, as in the Purkinje cells1, or from a specialized region known as the axon hillock. Little appears to be known regarding the electron micrographic appearance of this region. Electron microscopical studies on isolated neurones facilitate the identification of specific structures, and during our investigations of neurones isolated from the lateral vestibular nucleus of ox (Bos taurus) brain we have been able to obtain sections through the axon hillock and the non-myelinated part of the axon.
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JOHNSTON, P., ROOTS, B. Axon Hillock of Neurones of the Lateral Vestibular Nucleus of the Ox. Nature 211, 1101–1102 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111101a0
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