Preferred Name

Gamma Motor Neuron
Synonyms

fusimotor neuron

Definitions

Motor neurons which activate the contractile regions of intrafusal muscle fibers, thus adjusting the sensitivity of the muscle spindles to stretch. Gamma motor neurons may be "static" or "dynamic" according to which aspect of responsiveness (or which fiber types) they regulate. The alpha and gamma motor neurons are often activated together (alpha gamma coactivation) which allows the spindles to contribute to the control of movement trajectories despite changes in muscle length (MSH). This class has been retired.

ID

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/sao1438006234

Obsolete

true

comment

This class has been retired.

alternative label

fusimotor neuron

cell_ontology_ID

CL:0000717

definition

Motor neurons which activate the contractile regions of intrafusal muscle fibers, thus adjusting the sensitivity of the muscle spindles to stretch. Gamma motor neurons may be "static" or "dynamic" according to which aspect of responsiveness (or which fiber types) they regulate. The alpha and gamma motor neurons are often activated together (alpha gamma coactivation) which allows the spindles to contribute to the control of movement trajectories despite changes in muscle length (MSH).

This class has been retired.

editorial note

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/uncurated

externalSourceId

C0026610

CL:0000717

sao1438006234

hasCurationStatus

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/uncurated

hasFormerParentClass

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/sao1460710779

isReplacedByClass

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/nifext_107

label

Gamma Motor Neuron

note

Motor neurons which activate the contractile regions of intrafusal muscle fibers, thus adjusting the sensitivity of the muscle spindles to stretch. Gamma motor neurons may be "static" or "dynamic" according to which aspect of responsiveness (or which fiber types) they regulate. The alpha and gamma motor neurons are often activated together (alpha gamma coactivation) which allows the spindles to contribute to the control of movement trajectories despite changes in muscle length (MSH).

This class has been retired.

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/uncurated

owl:deprecated

true

preferred label

Gamma Motor Neuron

Resource Identifier

C0026610

CL:0000717

sao1438006234

sao_ID

sao1438006234

synonym

fusimotor neuron

umls_ID

C0026610

subClassOf

http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#DeprecatedClass

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