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Animal Neuron

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001597

1. The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.

2. A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called a nerve cell.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001597
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Animal Neuron",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.\n\n2. A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called a nerve cell.",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-neuron/"
}

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