National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Gamma Motor Neuron

Synonyms

Gamma Motor Neuron

Gamma Motor Neurons

Gamma-Efferent Motor Neuron

Gamma-Efferent Motor Neurons

Fusimotor Neuron

Fusimotor Neurons

Definitions

A type of motor neuron, found in the ventral horn of the spinal cord, that innervates intrafusal muscle fibers of neuromuscular spindles to help regulate skeletal muscle tone.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12646

code

C12646

DEFINITION

A type of motor neuron, found in the ventral horn of the spinal cord, that innervates intrafusal muscle fibers of neuromuscular spindles to help regulate skeletal muscle tone.

Display_Name

Gamma Motor Neuron

FULL_SYN

Gamma Motor Neuron

Gamma Motor Neurons

Gamma-Efferent Motor Neuron

Gamma-Efferent Motor Neurons

Fusimotor Neuron

Fusimotor Neurons

label

Gamma Motor Neuron

Legacy Concept Name

Gamma_Motor_Neuron

Preferred_Name

Gamma Motor Neuron

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12646

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0026610

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12644

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