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material entity > biological material entity > anatomical entity > cell > neuron

Preferred term

neuron  

Definition

  • "Neurons are the principal cellular elements that underlie the function of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral sensory systems and enteric (gut) nervous system." (Llinas, 2008).

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Synonym(s)

  • nerve cell

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Gros, A., Veyrac, A., & Laroche, S. (2015). Cerveau et mémoire: Des nouveaux neurones pour se souvenir. Biologie Aujourd’hui, 209(3), 229–248. https://doi.org/10.1051/jbio/2015028

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Llinas, R. (2008). Neuron. Scholarpedia, 3(8), 1490. https://doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.1490

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-B5GMR3B8-H

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