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axon guidance

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The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0878932437 ]

Term info

Label

axon guidance

Synonyms
  • axon pathfinding
database cross reference
has alternative id

GO:0008040

has narrow synonym

axon growth cone guidance

has obo namespace

biological_process

has related synonym

axon chemotaxis

id

GO:0007411