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The fact that 4 km of axons belonging to 9.2 x 104 neurons allot more than 4 cm of axon to each neuron is surprising, especially since direct measurements on Golgi preparations have led to values less than half that figure. It must be noted, however, that the measurements in Braitenberg 1978b which refer to pyramidal cells (the classification of cell types will be introduced in Chap. 15) do not consider the reentrant axons of these cells. These may make considerable terminal arborizations which are only rarely stained by the Golgi procedure and if they are, are practically never seen in continuity with the other part of the axonal tree.
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Braitenberg, V., Schüz, A. (1991). Comparison Between the Densities of Neurons, Synapses and Axons. In: Anatomy of the Cortex. Studies of Brain Function, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02728-8_8
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