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MOTONEURONE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A nerve cell in the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, or mesencephalon characterized by having an axon that leaves the central nervous system to establish a functional connection with an effector (muscle or glandular) tissue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Neurone dont le corps cellulaire est situé dans la corne antérieure de la moelle ou dans les noyaux des nerfs crâniens et dont le prolongement axonique participe à la constitution des nerfs moteurs crâniens, des racines antérieures de la moelle, des plexus, et des nerfs périphériques.

Key term(s)
  • neurone moteur

Spanish

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