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Neuron

A neuron (American English), neurone (British English), or nerve cell, is a cell that is excitable, firing electric signals called action potentials. Neurons form neural networks in the nervous system, mainly in the central nervous system.

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FMA
54527
MeSH
D009474
NeuroLex ID
sao1417703748
TA98
A14.0.00.002
TH
H2.00.06.1.00002

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Overview

Nervous system

Anatomy and histology

Classification

Connectivity

Mechanisms for propagating action potentials

Neural coding

All-or-none principle

Etymology and spelling

History

Neurons in the brain

Neurological disorders

Development

Nerve regeneration

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Neuron

Nodes344
Edges343
Triples162
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005814
Components1

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Neuron

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related to External links · 25
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related to Histology and internal structure · 14
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related to Anatomy and histology · 11
Neuron → As, Besides, For, Given, In, Many, Neurons, Synaptic, The, This, While
related to Mechanisms for propagating action potentials · 10
Neuron → By, Ca2, Cl, In, It, John Zachary Young, Na, Some, The, These
related to Etymology and spelling · 9
Neuron → American, British, English, French, Greek, Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer, That, The, The German
related to All-or-none principle · 8
Neuron → Greater, In, Other, Receptors, Slowly, The, This, Tonic
related to Neuron doctrine · 8
Neuron → Also, Cajal, For, In, It, Later, Santiago Ramón, The
related to history · 7
Neuron → Cajal, Camillo Golgi, Ramón, Santiago Ramón, Spanish, The, To
related to Membrane · 7
Neuron → Like, Most, Others, Some, The, These, This
related to Neurons in the brain · 6
Neuron → By, Caenorhabditis, Drosophila, In, Many, The

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neurons axon cells brain cell nervous dendrites system soma signals called also receptors axons synapses neurotransmitter central one synaptic types

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NeuronFMA545271.00infobox
NeuronMeSHD0094741.00infobox
NeuronNeuroLex IDsao14177037481.00infobox
NeuronTA98A14.0.00.0021.00infobox
NeuronTHH2.00.06.1.000021.00infobox
touchinstance ofSensory neurons respond to stimuli0.80text
soundinstance ofSensory neurons respond to stimuli0.80text
or light that affect the cells of the sensory organsinstance ofSensory neurons respond to stimuli0.80text
and they send signals to the spinal cordinstance ofSensory neurons respond to stimuli0.80text
then to the sensorial area in the braininstance ofSensory neurons respond to stimuli0.80text
a nucleusinstance ofthey form what is called a neural circuit.A neuron contains all the structures of other cells0.80text
mitochondriainstance ofthey form what is called a neural circuit.A neuron contains all the structures of other cells0.80text

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