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    Glossary Axon Terminals

    small structures at axon ends releasing neurotransmitters for signal transmission

    Axon terminals, also known as synaptic boutons, are the small, bulb-like structures at the end of an axon. They are crucial for transmitting signals to other neurons, muscles, or glands by releasing neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, the small gap between neurons. This process is essential for communication within the nervous system, enabling everything from muscle contractions to complex thought processes.

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    1. Reviewer #3 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    2. Reviewer #2 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    3. Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    4. eLife assessment: Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    5. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    6. Three-dimensional microanatomy of longitudinal lanceolate endings in rat vibrissae Journal of comparative neurology · 2000 · 35 citations
    7. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    8. Intravital Two-Photon Imaging of Touch Sensory Axon Morphology in Mouse Skin 2025
    9. Relationships between hair-follicle afferent terminations and glutamic acid decar☐ylase-containing boutons in the cat's spinal cord Brain Research · 1987 · 46 citations
    10. Reviewer #4 (Public Review): Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    11. Three-dimensional reconstructions of mechanosensory end organs suggest a unifying mechanism underlying dynamic, light touch bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023 · 5 citations
    12. Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis 2023
    13. Three-dimensional microanatomy of mechanoreceptors and their possible mechanism of sensory transduction. PubMed · 2001 · 1 citations
    14. The sensory innervation of primate facial skin. II. Vermilion border and mucosa of lip Brain Research Reviews · 1983 · 110 citations
    15. AP-2α/AP-2β transcription factors are key regulators of epidermal homeostasis bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    16. Peripheral patterns of calcitonin‐gene‐related peptide general somatic sensory innervation: Cutaneous and deep terminations The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1989 · 227 citations
    17. Synaptic‐like vesicles and candidate transduction channels in mechanosensory terminals Journal of Anatomy · 2015 · 11 citations
    18. 329 In vitro co-culture models of merkel cell-neurite complex in touch domes Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2021
    19. Three-dimensional analyses of touch domes in the hairy skin of the cat paw reveal morphological substrates for complex sensory processing Neuroscience Research · 2008 · 24 citations
    20. Dynamic Plasticity of Axons within a Cutaneous Milieu Journal of Neuroscience · 2010 · 79 citations
    21. An Integrated Transcriptome Atlas of Embryonic Hair Follicle Progenitors, Their Niche, and the Developing Skin Developmental cell · 2015 · 173 citations
    22. Ethnodermatological use of medicinal plants in India: From ayurvedic formulations to clinical perspectives – A review Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021 · 57 citations
    23. A Study of the Expression of Small Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels (SK1-3) in Sensory Endings of Muscle Spindles and Lanceolate Endings of Hair Follicles in the Rat PLoS ONE · 2014 · 17 citations
    24. The structure and organization of lanceolate mechanosensory complexes at mouse hair follicles eLife · 2014 · 106 citations
    25. Induced pluripotent stem cell–derived mesenchymal stem cells enhance acellular nerve allografts to promote peripheral nerve regeneration by facilitating angiogenesis Neural Regeneration Research · 2024 · 10 citations
    26. INTRODUCING THEORY LINKING GENESIS OF HAIR SHAFT BIPOLARITY WITH ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE PROXIMAL ATTACHMENT International journal of research - granthaalayah · 2021
    27. Differential dependency of unmyelinated and A delta epidermal and upper dermal innervation on neurotrophins, trk receptors, and p75LNGFR. PubMed · 1998 · 122 citations
    28. Decision letter: Hair follicle epidermal stem cells define a niche for tactile sensation 2018
    29. NEUROSENSORY ECOLOGY IN THE JEB Journal of Experimental Biology · 2008 · 1 citations
    30. The Charnoly body as a universal biomarker of cell injury Biomarkers and Genomic Medicine · 2014 · 6 citations