Term Name: collateral sprouting
Synonyms: axon branching
Definition: The process in which outgrowths develop from the shafts of existing axons.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048668]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: axonogenesis
is a type of: developmental cell growth developmental growth involved in morphogenesis
has subtype: collateral sprouting in absence of injury collateral sprouting of injured axon collateral sprouting of intact axon in response to injury
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of collateral sprouting
positively regulated by: positive regulation of collateral sprouting
regulated by: regulation of collateral sprouting