loading...| Preferred Name |
Alpha Motor Neuron |
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| Definitions |
large lower motor neurons of the brainstem and spinal cord. They innervate extrafusal muscle fibers of skeletal muscle and are directly responsible for initiating their contraction. Alpha motor neurons are distinct from gamma motor neurons, which innervate intrafusal muscle fibers of muscle spindles. This class has been retired. |
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| ID |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#sao1154704263 |
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| Obsolete |
true |
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| comment |
This class has been retired. |
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| curationStatus |
uncurated |
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| definition |
large lower motor neurons of the brainstem and spinal cord. They innervate extrafusal muscle fibers of skeletal muscle and are directly responsible for initiating their contraction. Alpha motor neurons are distinct from gamma motor neurons, which innervate intrafusal muscle fibers of muscle spindles. This class has been retired. |
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| definitonSource |
Wikipedia |
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| deprecated |
true |
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| hasFormerParentClass |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#sao1460710779 |
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| isReplacedByClass |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#nifext_105 |
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| label |
Alpha Motor Neuron |
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| prefixIRI |
sao1154704263 |
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| prefLabel |
Alpha Motor Neuron |
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| sao_ID |
sao1154704263 |
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| synonym |
lower motor neuron |
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| subClassOf |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/Backend/BIRNLex_annotation_properties.owl#_birnlex_retired_class |