Assertion: neuron's structure | /r/HasProperty | axon hillock
Facets:
value: at the base of the axon
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The cell body contains a specialized structure, the axon hillock, that integrates signals from multiple synapses and serves as a junction between the cell body and an axon: a tube-like structure that propagates the integrated signal to specialized endings called axon terminals.
text: Electrical disturbance in the dendrites is transmitted to a structure called the axon hillock at the base of the axon, and with enough voltage, generates an action potential which moves down the axon and continues its course.