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Axonal Transport MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Axonal Transport
Tree Number(s)
G03.143.355.040
G04.392.040
G11.561.050
Unique ID
D001370
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001370
Scope Note
The directed transport of ORGANELLES and molecules along nerve cell AXONS. Transport can be anterograde (from the cell body) or retrograde (toward the cell body). (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, pG3)
Entry Term(s)
Axoplasmic Flow
Axoplasmic Streaming
Axoplasmic Transport
Previous Indexing
Axons (1966-1968)
Cytoplasmic Streaming (1967-1968)
Public MeSH Note
96; was AXOPLASMIC FLOW 1972-95
History Note
96; was AXOPLASMIC FLOW 1972-95 (Prov 1969-71)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/02
Axonal Transport Preferred
Axoplasmic Flow Related
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