| neuronophagia |
destruction of nerve cells by phagocytic action, as in acute anterior poliomyelitis, etc
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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| neuron |
An excitable cell that transmits electrical signals over long distances in the body. Neurons both receive and send signals. They connect with each other via synapses. Neurons can be the longest cells known, with a single one several meters (yards) in length
Ãâó: www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm
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| neuron |
a cell specialized to conduct and generate electrical impulses and to carry information from one part of the brain to another.
Ãâó: www.luhs.org/health/topics/glossary/n.htm
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| neuron |
The basic working unit of the nervous system. The nerve cell is typically composed of a cell body containing the nucleus, several short branches (dendrites), and one long arm (the axon) with short branches along its length and at its end. Nerve cells send signals that control the actions of other cells in the body, such as other nerve cells and muscle cells.
Ãâó: www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
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| neuron |
The basic nerve cell of the nervous system. A neuron consists of a nucleus within a cell body and one or more processes (extensions) called dendrites and axons.
Ãâó: www.nationalmssociety.org/I%20-%20N.asp
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