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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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