Cell
motor neuron
mo·tor neu·ron
Subclass of:
Neurons, Efferent
Definitions related to motor neurons:
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A nerve cell that directs activity in a specific group of muscle fibers.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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An efferent neuron that sends impulses from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Efferent neurons which activate muscle cells.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Neurons which activate MUSCLE CELLS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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