Axonal transport
THE DIRECTED MOVEMENT OF ORGANELLES OR MOLECULES ALONG MICROTUBULES IN AXONS.
Axoplasmic flow; Retrograde transport; Anterograde transport; Axonal transport system; Axoplasmic transport; Axonal spheroid
Axonal transport, also called axoplasmic transport or axoplasmic flow, is a cellular process responsible for movement of mitochondria, lipids, synaptic vesicles, proteins, and other organelles to and from a neuron's cell body, through the cytoplasm of its axon called the axoplasm. Since some axons are on the order of meters long, neurons cannot rely on diffusion to carry products of the nucleus and organelles to the end of their axons.