Concept information
Preferred term
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- C Fiber
- C Fibers
Scope note
- A class of nerve fibers as defined by their nerve sheath arrangement. The AXONS of the unmyelinated nerve fibers are small in diameter and usually several are surrounded by a single MYELIN SHEATH. They conduct low-velocity impulses, and represent the majority of peripheral sensory and autonomic fibers, but are also found in the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD.
History note
- 2003; for C FIBERS use NERVE FIBERS 1977-2002
In other languages
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Finnish
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myeliinitupeton hermosäie
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myelinisoitumaton hermosäie
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myelinisoitumattomat hermosäikeet
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D036421
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