Concept information
Preferred term
Neurons
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Adrenergic Neurons
- Cholinergic Neurons
- Dendrites
- Dopaminergic Neurons
- GABAergic Neurons
- Grid Cells
- Interneurons
- Mirror Neurons
- Nerve Fibers
- Neural Analyzers
- Neurofibrils
- Neurons, Afferent
- Neurons, Efferent
- Neuropil
- Nissl Bodies
- Nitrergic Neurons
- Purkinje Cells
- Pyramidal Cells
- Serotonergic Neurons
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons
Entry terms
- Cell, Nerve
- Cells, Nerve
- Nerve Cell
- Nerve Cells
Note
- do not use as a substitute or synonym for BRAIN /cytol
Scope note
- The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
History note
- NERVE CELLS was see under NEUROGLIA & NEURONS 1963-74
In other languages
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Finnish
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hermosolu
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neuron
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neuroni
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neuronit
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009474
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