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AXON REFLEX [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A reflex resulting from the passage of the nerve impulses from a sensory ending to the effector organ.

OBS

The axon reflex is presumed to be mediated by collateral branches of afferent neurons which active receptors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Réflexe impliquant l'intervention du système nerveux pour transmettre à un réacteur les influx résultant de l'excitation d'un récepteur.

Spanish

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