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Motor neuron

A motor neuron (or motoneuron), also known as efferent neuron is a neuron that allows for both voluntary and involuntary movements of the body through muscles and glands. Its cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly or indirectly…

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Location
Ventral horn of the spinal cord, some cranial nerve nuclei
FMA
83617
Function
Excitatory projection (to [
MeSH
D009046
NeuroLex ID
nifext_103
Neurotransmitter
UMN to LMN: glutamate; LMN to NMJ: ACh

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Motor neuron

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Edges109
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Development · 16
Motor neuron → Further, Hox, In, Motor, Ngn2, Nkx-6, OLIG2, Pax6, Shh, TGFb, The, The OLIG2, There, This, Transcription, Wnts
related to Synaptic input to motor neurons · 8
Motor neuron → Fly, For, However, In, Motor, Premotor, The, VNC
related to Neuromuscular junctions · 7
Motor neuron → Ach, As, In, It, Once, The, Upon
related to Upper motor neurons · 6
Motor neuron → Betz, Corticomotorneurons, The, Their, They, Upper
related to Nerve tracts · 5
Motor neuron → In, Lateral, Nerve, There, These
related to Lower motor neurons · 4
Motor neuron → According, Lower, The, There
FMA · 1
Motor neuron → 83617
Function · 1
Motor neuron → Excitatory projection (to [
Location · 1
Motor neuron → Ventral horn of the spinal cord, some cranial nerve nuclei
MeSH · 1
Motor neuron → D009046

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motor neurons muscle neuron fibers lower spinal muscles cord innervate also upper energy body axons synapse cortex fiber nerve glands

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Motor neuronFMA836171.00infobox
Motor neuronFunctionExcitatory projection (to [1.00infobox
Motor neuronLocationVentral horn of the spinal cord, some cranial nerve nuclei1.00infobox
Motor neuronMeSHD0090461.00infobox
Motor neuronNeuroLex IDnifext_1031.00infobox
Motor neuronNeurotransmitterUMN to LMN: glutamate; LMN to NMJ: ACh1.00infobox
Motor neuronPostsynaptic connectionsMuscle fibers and other neurons1.00infobox
Motor neuronPresynaptic connectionsPrimary motor cortex via the Corticospinal tract1.00infobox
Motor neuronShapeProjection neuron1.00infobox
Motor neuronTA261311.00infobox
Motor neuronTA98A14.2.00.0211.00infobox
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