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neuron

morphologic & functional unit of the nervous system. Signals received on dendrites, transmitted by the axon.

Related

neuroblast; neuronal stem cell

Specific

amacrine cell aspiny neuron autonomic neuron basket cell bipolar cell catecholaminergic neuron chemoreceptor cell cholinergic neuron dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cell GABAergic neuron granule cell HT4 cell interneuron interstitial neuron mitral cell motor neuron NG 108-15 cell peptidergic neuron Purkinje cell pyramidal cell (neuron) retinal ganglion cell sensory neuron spiny neuron stellate neuron

General

cell

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 2000