Anatomy
postganglionic fiber
Subclass of:
Autonomic Pathways;
Nerve Fibers
Definitions related to autonomic fibers, postganglionic:
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(postganglionic fiber) Nerve fibers which project from cell bodies of autonomic ganglia to synapses on target organs.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(postganglionic autonomic fiber) An axon that projects from a nerve cell body within an autonomic ganglion and innervates an effector cell within a target organ.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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