Several excellent monographs exist which deal with axons. These, however, focus either on the cellular and molecular biology of axons proper or on network organ

The axon, interposed between the cell body and the synaptic terminals in most neurons, plays a crucial role in connecting neurons and acting as a conduit for th

The Neuronal Cytoskeleton, Motor Proteins, and Organelle Trafficking in the Axon, a new volume in the Methods in Cell Biology series continues the legacy of thi

Recent years have witnessed striking advances in research on axons at a cellular level that substantially impact our current understanding of axonal biology. Ne

Ever since Santiago Ramón y Cajal sketched his captivating panels of the microscopic structure of the brain with its vast diversity of neuronal morphology over