Preferred Name |
Neuron |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12623 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
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. |
code |
C12623 |
DEFINITION |
Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course. |
Display_Name |
Neuron |
FULL_SYN |
Nerve Cell Neuron Neural Cell Neurons nerve cell neuron Nerve Cells Neurocyte |
label |
Neuron |
Legacy Concept Name |
Neuron |
Preferred_Name |
Neuron |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12623 |
prefLabel |
Neuron |
Semantic_Type |
Cell |
UMLS_CUI |
C0027882 |
subClassOf |