Definition of Axolemma

1. Noun. Outer membrane covering an axon.

Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Group relationships: Medullary Sheath, Myelin Sheath

Definition of Axolemma

1. Noun. The surface membrane of an axon ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Axolemma

1. Plasma membrane of an axon. (12 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axolemma

axlike
axman
axmen
axo-
axoaxonic
axoaxonic synapse
axodendritic
axodendritic synapse
axodine
axodines
axofugal
axoglial
axograph
axoid
axoids
axolemma (current term)
axolemmal
axolemmas
axolotl
axolotls
axolysis
axon
axon degeneration
axon hillock
axon loss polyneuropathy
axon reflex
axon terminals
axonal
axonal degeneration
axonal guidance

Literary usage of Axolemma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"Two views as to the relation of the axolemma to the ... merely dipping into the nodes of Ranvier, where it touches the axolemma or the axone. ..."

2. A Text-book of Histology: Arranged Upon an Embryological Basis by Philipp Stöhr, Frederic Thomas Lewis (1913)
"The fibrils in the midst of the enlargement have been described as thickened (Fig. 144, C). The same figure shows no axolemma and suggests that the ..."

3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"J Cell Biol 84:753-766 (1980). DeVries GH, Salzer JL, Bunge RP. axolemma-enriched fractions isolated from PNS and CNS are mitogenic for cultured Schwann ..."

4. Surgical and mechanical treatment of peripheral nerves by Byron Stookey, Gotthelf Carl Huber (1922)
"... and surrounded by a very delicate membrane, the axolemma. ... axolemma; e, myelin; /, Schmidt's incisures (probably artifacts); g. perinu- clear ..."

5. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"See axolemma. A Tilla. (/7o-sil'a). The armpit ; the space between the upper part 01 the arm and ... axolemma (nc-so-li-m'a). [Gr. «fui> axis + Мц/м sheath. ..."

6. Reprints of Papers from the Department of Anatomy of the University of by Dept. of Anatomy, California University. Dept. of anatomy, University of California (1868-1952) (1908)
"It is here especially evident that the cones do not fit cleanly upon the axone but are continuous with the axolemma both above and below by a more ..."

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