Title: Introductory neuroanatomy and neurophysiology: the properties of motoneurons
Abstract:Our brains and spinal cords contain specialized cells called nerve cells or neurons, which are collectively referred to as the central nervous system (CNS). At one time it was thought that the nervous...Our brains and spinal cords contain specialized cells called nerve cells or neurons, which are collectively referred to as the central nervous system (CNS). At one time it was thought that the nervous system was continuous, but it is now firmly established that the neuron is the fundamental discrete unit of the CNS. The nervous system is extremely complex and estimates of the number of nerve cells in the human brain are on the order of 10 billion (i.e., 1010). In addition, there are closely associated cells, as numerous or more so, called glial cells or glia, that seem to play an important regulatory role. They have several properties in common with neurons but are nevertheless quite distinguishable from them.Read More
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-04-29
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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