Anatomy

Commissural Interneurons

INTERNEURONS with projections to the contralateral side of the SPINAL CORD. Both excitatory and inhibitory interneurons are involved in coordinating alternative left-right activities during LOCOMOTION.

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INTERNEURONS with projections to the contralateral side of the SPINAL CORD. Both excitatory and inhibitory interneurons are involved in coordinating alternative left-right activities during LOCOMOTION.

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3 entry terms
  • Commissural Interneuron
  • Interneuron, Commissural
  • Interneurons, Commissural

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2015

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  • Interneurons (1978-2014)

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  1. A08w.675w.358w.350
  2. A11w.671w.358w.212

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Commissural Interneurons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066294. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066294
  2. Commissural Interneurons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70093659