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motoneuron
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌməʊ.təˈnjʊə.rɒn/ us /ˌmoʊ.t̬əˈnʊr.ɑːn/
a nerve cell that sends messages to muscles or glands(= organs that produce chemical substances in the body): 运动神经元
This damage compromises the proper functioning of motoneurons that control tongue muscles.
It is a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive motoneuron degeneration.
Striated muscle is innervated by motoneurons whose cell bodies lie in the spinal cord.
A single motoneuron innervating one or more muscle fibres with similar functional properties constitutes a motor unit.
The skeletal muscle is under the control of the somatic nervous system through innervation of muscle fibres by motoneurons.
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