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: | action potential |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A quality inhering in a cell's plasma membrane by virtue of a brief fluctuation in the bearer's potential caused by the rapid opening and closing of voltage-gated ion channels. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001463] |