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Interneurons

(noun) Plural form of interneuron.

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Reflex

The reason he starts at the foot is because those interneurons are at the base of the spine, this checks the nerve damage there, as he works his was up he tests interneurons all the way up the spine. This as mentioned before checks for spinal cord ...

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by jmennyjith
Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:44 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reflex
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About the length of neuron

neurons can be very short (interneurons in the gray matter of the spinal cord) and very long, for example the nerve transporting signals from the central nervous system to the top of my toe. This can be a few metres long.

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by sdekivit
Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:12 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: About the length of neuron
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Neuron Growth

if multipolar neurons are what they call the interneurons of the cortex, then they definitely have an extraordinary amount of dendrites. unipolar neurons....yeah the rods and cones....definitely extremely specialized

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by adidasty
Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:09 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Neuron Growth
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Neuron Growth

... development, it can develop many number of different traits depending on its relative location. many CNS undifferentiated cells develop into interneurons which have many dendrites and one axon of course because vastly multicellular communication is vital. however, some neurons located in ...

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by adidasty
Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:33 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Neuron Growth
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