Efferent

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003599",
  "term": "Efferent",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Describing nerve fibers or vessels that carry impulses or fluids away from a central organ or structure. In the nervous system, efferent neurons transmit signals from the central nervous system to muscles or glands. Efferent arterioles carry blood away from the glomerulus in the kidney.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "afferent",
    "nerve"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 864 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/efferent/"
}