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Synapse

synapse space between axon brush of one nerve cell and the dendrite of t... the fluid-filled space separating the end of the axon from the dendrite of the next neuron or from a muscle cell . synergism : a type of relation...

Schwann cells

... Schwann cells , which wrap themselves around the axon much like a jellyroll. Full article >>> The sheaths are formed by glial cells : oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system . Full article >>> In vertebrate...

Norepinephrine

...inephrine A neurotransmitter released from the axon ends of some nerve fibers; noradrenaline. Full article >>> Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: {Atomoxetine} {Reboxetine} {Viloxazine} {Maprotiline} Serotonin- norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: {Desipr amine } {Duloxetine} {Milna...

Nodes of Ranvier

...heath between successive glial cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentra...ath between successive ganglia cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentration of voltage-sensitive ion channel s. Nostoc ...

Nodes

...heath between successive glial cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentra...ath between successive ganglia cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentration of voltage-sensitive ion channel s. Nostoc ...

Neurotransmitter

...ical substance secreted by the terminal end of an axon that stimulates a muscle fiber contr action or...in a paracrine fashion.) The junction between the axon terminals of a neuron and the receiving cell is called a synapse . Full article >>...

Neuron

...ervous system composed of dendrite , cyton, and axon Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> Neuron s are a major class of cells in the nervous system . Neuron s are sometimes called nerve cells , though th...

Nerve impulse

...e in electric potential across the membrane of an axon . nervous system ... Full article >>... nervous system . Full article >>> axon a typically long outgrowth, or process, from a neuron that carries nerve impulse s away from ...

Myelin sheath

...ath between successive ganglia cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentra... in peripheral nerves normally runs along the axon in sections about 1 mm long , punctuated by unsheathed nodes of Ranvier which contain a high den...

Muscle contraction

...to a muscle . Acetylcholine is released from the axon end of the nerve cell when a nerve impulse reaches the junction. Full article >>> Main article: Muscle contraction Actin , together with myosin filaments, form acto myosin , which provides the mechanism for muscle contractio...

Message

... a narrow gap between a synaptic terminal of an axon and a signal-receiving portion ( dendrite or cell body ) of another neuron or effector cell . Neurotransmitter molecule s released by synaptic terminals diffuse across the synapse , relaying message s to ... Full article >>> ...

Long

...IOLOGY Paper On? Full article >>> axon - long nerve cell processes that is capable o...ults in tumbling. Full article >>> axon : the long extension of a neuron . B bacilli : the rod-shaped bacteria (singular, bacillus )....

Liver

...r search engines. Full article >>> axon - long nerve cell processes that is capable of rapidly conducting nerve impulse s over long distances so as to de liver signals to other cells ... Full article >>> Cancer of the developing blood cell s in the bone marrow....

Ion channel

...ath between successive ganglia cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentration of voltage-sensitive ion channel s. Nostoc a blue-green algae . Full article >>> ion channel An integral membrane protein that provides for the regulated trans port of (a...

Interneuron

...nus toxin is retrogradely trans ported along the axon to the cell body , where it is released into the intersynaptic space and is internalized by adjacent inhibitory interneuron s. Full article >>>...

Glial cells

...heath between successive glial cells along the axon of a neuron ; also, the site of high concentration of voltage-gated ion channel s. nomograph ... Full article >>>...

Epinephrine

...nephrine A neurotransmitter released from the axon ends of some nerve fibers; noradrenaline. Full article >>> Nor epinephrine reuptake inhibitors: {Atomoxetine} {Reboxetine} {Viloxazine} {Maprotiline} Serotonin- nor epinephrine reuptake inhibitors: {Desipr amine } {Duloxetine} {M...

Effector cell

...y; a narrow gap between a synaptic terminal of an axon and a signal-receiving portion ( dendrite or cell body ) of another neuron or effector cell . Full article >>>...

Dendrites

...a neuron and conducting the nerve impulse ; an axon . Full article >>> In many neuron ... body . The impulses are then conducted along the axon , which usually branches several times close to its end. Full article >>> cyton Cell...

Dendrite

...ses toward a nerve cell ( neuron ); contrast to axon Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> Dendrite s are made up of dendritic segment s which are named according to their relative position to the soma. For e...

Cell body

... from the cell body a single long fiber, the axon . The nerve impulse is conducted along the axon . Full article >>> The cell body of a neuron is supported by a complex meshwork o...

C Terminus

...up most or all of the depolarizing currents at an axon 's presynaptic terminus, ... Full article >>>...

Axon

.... V. Mosby ... Full article >>> An axon , or nerve fiber, is a long slender projection o...r soma. Full article >>> Axon An axon , or "nerve fiber," is a long slender projection of a nerve cell , or " neuron ," which conducts ...

Autotrophic

...rtain bacteria that synthesize their own foods. axon : the long extension of a neuron . B ... Full article >>> autotrophic Refers to organ isms that synthesize their nutrients and obtain their energy from inorganic raw materials. Full article >>> autotrophic nutri...

Autosomes

...rtain bacteria that synthesize their own foods. axon : the long extension of a neuron . Full article >>> Autosomes all the chromosomes other than the X and Y chromosomes (auto = self; soma = body) Autotroph an organ ism such as a plant which makes its own food (auto = self;...

Autosome

...rtain bacteria that synthesize their own foods. axon : the long extension of a neuron . Full article >>> Autosome s all the chromosomes other than the X and Y chromosomes (auto = self; soma = body) Autotroph an organ ism such as a plant which makes its own food (auto = sel...

Antisense

...ish, reggies become concentrated in neuron s and axon tracts, and their absence, after morpholino antisense RNA -knockdown, results in deformed embryo s with reduced brains. Full article >>>...

Action potential

...;>> Action potential s travel down the axon of the neuron to its end(s), the axon terminal(s). Each axon terminal is swollen forming a synaptic knob. The synaptic knob is filled...