excitatory motor neuron

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NAME:

  excitatory motor neuron

DEFINITON:

  A motor neuron that is capable of directly inducing muscle contraction.

TERM DEFINITION CITATIONS:

  CL:0008014

TERM CITATIONS:

TERM ID:

  PLANA:0000549

ABOUT THIS TERM:

excitatory motor neuron

  ↳is a motor neuron and peripheral nervous system neuron

COMMENTS:

In vertebrates, all motor neurons are excitatory, but various types of inhibitory motor neurons exist in invertebrates.

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