| Term: | motor neuron node of Ranvier |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | motor neuron |
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| Synonyms: | motoneuron |
| Definition: | An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009052] |
| Name: | node of Ranvier |
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| Synonyms: | node of Ranvier axon |
| Definition: | An axon part that is a gap in the myelin where voltage-gated sodium channels cluster and saltatory conduction is executed. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0033268] QuickGO AmiGO |