Mesh term Neurons
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Nervous System
Description
The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.Browse to child terms:
Adrenergic Neurons
Axons
Cholinergic Neurons
Dendrites
Dopaminergic Neurons
GABAergic Neurons
Grid Cells
Interneurons
Lewy Bodies
Mirror Neurons
Nerve Fibers
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated
Neural Analyzers
Neurites
Neurofibrils
Neurons, Afferent
Neurons, Efferent
Neuropil
Nissl Bodies
Nitrergic Neurons
Purkinje Cells
Pyramidal Cells
Serotonergic Neurons
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons
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