An anaxonic neuron is a type of
neuron where there is no
axon or it cannot be differentiated from the
dendrites.
Being loyal to the etymology of anaxonic there are two types of anaxonic neurons in the human nervous system, the undifferentiated anaxonic neuron where the axon cannot be differentiated from the dendrites, and the
unipolar brush cell (UBC), that has no axon and only a dendritic arbour.
Location
They are found in the
brain and
retina, in the latter location it is found as the
amacrine cell and
retina horizontal cells.
They are also found in invertebrates.
Function
They act as
non-spiking interneurons.
See also
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Interneuron
Interneurons (also called internuncial neurons, relay neurons, association neurons, connector neurons, intermediate neurons or local circuit neurons) are neurons that connect two brain regions, i.e. not direct motor neurons or sensory neurons. I ...
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Unipolar neuron
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Pseudounipolar neuron
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Bipolar neuron
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Multipolar neuron
References
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