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INHIBITORY INTERNEURON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inhibitory interneuron
1, record 1, English, inhibitory%20interneuron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interneurone inhibiteur
1, record 1, French, interneurone%20inhibiteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inhibitory feedback
1, record 2, English, inhibitory%20feedback
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The reciprocal synapse(...) functions as an inhibitory feedback loop. [The] axon of a motor neuron in the spinal cord gives off a collateral branch that makes excitatory synapses onto a small short-axon cell called a Renshaw interneuron; the interneuron then makes inhibitory synapses back onto the motor neuron. This inhibitory feedback loop(...) was found in 1954(...) 1, record 2, English, - inhibitory%20feedback
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétro-inhibiteur 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tro%2Dinhibiteur
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La synapse réciproque (...) fonctionne comme une bande de régulation rétro-inhibitrice. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tro%2Dinhibiteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour éviter une faute de lecture, préférer la graphie avec trait d'union: "rétro-inhibitrice". 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tro%2Dinhibiteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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