Concept information
Preferred term
motor neuron
Definition(s)
- A motor neuron (or motoneuron or efferent neuron) is a neuron whose 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 control effector organs, mainly muscles and glands.
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- efferent neuron
- motoneuron
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-W8PFB2X2-D
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