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motor neuron

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An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes or inhibits movement. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16875686 ]

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Label

motor neuron

Synonyms
  • motoneuron
database cross reference
has narrow synonym

anterior horn cell

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