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Definition of Motoneuron

1. Noun. A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord.

Definition of Motoneuron

1. Noun. A motor neuron. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Motoneuron

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Motoneuron

1. A neuron that connects functionally to a muscle fibre. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Motoneuron

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1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Treatment of chick embryos with neuromuscular blocking agents such as curare during periods of naturally occurring motoneuron death results in a striking ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... suggest that three neural elements (sensory neuron, inter- neuron, and motoneuron) are possibly involved in the habituated withdrawal response. ..."

3. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Breedlove, MS Hormonal control of the anatomical specificity of motoneuron-to-muscular innervation in rats. Science 227:1357-1359, 1985. ..."

4. Environmental Epidemiology by National Research Council (1992)
"Rising mortality from motoneuron disease in the USA, 1962-84 [see Comment in: Lancet 1989 Apr. 29; 1(8644):958], Lancet 1(8640):710-713. ..."

5. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"Upper motoneurons Interneurons Efferent Motor Signals Lower motoneurons ( ef - motoneuron) Skeletal Muscle Diagram of the central nervous system with ..."

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