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CL Term : alpha motor neuron [CL:0008038] Cell Ontology

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description  A large, multipolar lower motor neuron of the brainstem and spinal cord that innervates the extrafusal muscle fibers of skeletal muscle and are directly responsible for initiating their contraction. While their cell bodies are in the CNS (in the anterior gray horn of the spinal cord), they are part of the somatic nervous system - a branch of the PNS.
  • synonyms:
  • alpha motoneuron
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