loading...| Preferred Name | gamma motor neuron | |
| Synonyms |
fusimotor neuron |
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| Definitions |
A lower motor neuron that innervates only intrafusal muscle fibers. Unlike the alpha motor neurons, gamma motor neurons do not directly adjust the lengthening or shortening of muscles but function in adjusting the sensitivity of muscle spindles and in keeping muscle spindles taut, thereby allowing the continued firing of alpha neurons. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0008037 |
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| alternative label |
fusimotor neuron |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D009047 SAO:143800623 FMA:83660 |
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| definition |
A lower motor neuron that innervates only intrafusal muscle fibers. Unlike the alpha motor neurons, gamma motor neurons do not directly adjust the lengthening or shortening of muscles but function in adjusting the sensitivity of muscle spindles and in keeping muscle spindles taut, thereby allowing the continued firing of alpha neurons. |
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| has exact synonym |
fusimotor neuron |
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| label |
gamma motor neuron |
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| note |
A lower motor neuron that innervates only intrafusal muscle fibers. Unlike the alpha motor neurons, gamma motor neurons do not directly adjust the lengthening or shortening of muscles but function in adjusting the sensitivity of muscle spindles and in keeping muscle spindles taut, thereby allowing the continued firing of alpha neurons. |
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| preferred label |
gamma motor neuron |
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| prefixIRI |
CL:0008037 |
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| prefLabel |
gamma motor neuron |
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