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neuron
Used for:
nerve cell
See for:
satellite cell
Broader Terms:
cell
Broader Terms:
nervous system
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amacrine cell
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cerebellar Purkinje cell
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cone cell
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granule cell
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horizontal cell
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interneuron
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Mauthner's neuron
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mossy fiber
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motor neuron
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nerve stem cell
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neuron component
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pyramidal cell
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retinal bipolar neuron
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rod cell
Scope Note:
basic cellular units of nervous tissue; each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites and their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.
Term Number:
2047-3601
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