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The '''axon hillock''' or '''axon initial segment''' is a [[point]] at the origin of the axon where [[action potentials]] are initiated. 

==References==

* Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.

* Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.


[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Neuroscience]]