Otto Deiters
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Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters was a German neuroanatomist. He was born in Bonn, studied at the University of Bonn, and spent most of his professional career in Bonn. He is remembered for his microscopic
Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters (1834-1863)
Deiters-axon
Axon
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An axon is a long slender projection of a nerve cell or neuron found in most animals that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the nerve cell body. The function
Otto Deiters
…29. Before he died, Deiters provided the most comprehensive description of a nerve cell that was known to exist at the time. He identified the cells' axon, which he called an "axis cylinder", and its dendrites, which he referred to as protoplasmic processes. He postulated that dendrites must fuse to form…
A dissected human brain, showing grey matter and white matter
TEM of a myelinated axon in cross-section
Synaptic connections from an axon
Axon of nine-day-old mouse with growth cone visible