Term Name: neuron
Synonyms:
Definition: The basic cellular unit 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.
Appears at: Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248]

Relationships
develops from: neuroblast
is part of: nervous system
is a type of: electrically responsive cell electrically signaling cell
has subtype: adrenergic neuron afferent neuron autonomic neuron cholinergic neuron CNS neuron (sensu Vertebrata) dopaminergic neuron efferent neuron GABAergic neuron glutamatergic neuron glycinergic neuron hypocretin-secreting neuron interneuron multipolar neuron nitrergic neuron noradrenergic neuron peptidergic neuron peripheral neuron pioneer neuron polymodal neuron primary neuron pseudounipolar neuron receptor cell (sensu Animalia) secondary neuron sensory processing neuron serotonergic neuron unipolar neuron

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