loading...| Preferred Name | Neuron | |
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Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12623 |
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A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. |
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C12623 |
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| definition |
Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course. |
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Neuron |
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Neuron |
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Neuron |
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Neuron |
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NCIT:C12623 |
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Neuron |
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Cell |
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C0027882 |
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