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Descriptor
English
:
Nerve Endings
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Terminaciones Nerviosas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Terminações Nervosas
Tree Number:
A08.800.550
Definition
English
:
Specialized terminations of peripheral
neurons
.
Nerve endings
include NEUROEFFECTOR JUNCTION(s) by which
neurons
activate
target organs
and sensory receptors (see RECEPTORS, SENSORY) which transduce
information
from the various sensory modalities and send it centrally in the
nervous system
. Presynaptic
nerve endings
are
PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
MOTOR ENDPLATE
See Related
English
:
Presynaptic Terminals
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
9604
Unique Identifier:
D009411
Occurrence in VHL
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