Recent years have witnessed striking advances in research on axons at a cellular level that substantially impact our current understanding of axonal biology. This is the first complete overview on axonal biology and includes the latest advances.

First complete overview on axonal biology Includes the latest advances in axonal biology Written by leading scientist of the field Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Axonal Protein Synthesis and the Regulation of Local Mitochondrial Function.- Critical Roles for Microtubules in Axonal Development and Disease.- Myelination and Regional Domain Differentiation of the Axon.- Spinal Muscular Atrophy and a Model for Survival of Motor Neuron Protein Function in Axonal Ribonucleoprotein Complexes.- Local Translation and mRNA Trafficking in Axon Pathfinding.- NGF Uptake and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms in Sympathetic Neurons in Compartmented Cultures.- Organizational Dynamics, Functions, and Pathobiological Dysfunctions of Neurofilaments.- Protein Synthesis in Nerve Terminals and the GliaNeuron Unit.- Myosin Motor Proteins in the Cell Biology of Axons and Other Neuronal Compartments.- Retrograde Injury Signaling in Lesioned Axons.- Actin in Axons: Stable Scaffolds and Dynamic Filaments.- Regulation of mRNA Transport and Translation in Axons.- Axon Regeneration in the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems.- Mitochondrial Transport Dynamics in Axons and Dendrites.- The Paradoxical Cell Biology of ?-Synucle.- Organized Ribosome-Containing Structural Domains in Axons.