motor nerve fiber

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Noun1.motor nerve fiber - a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cordmotor nerve fiber - a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor neuron
nerve cell, neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
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As stated by Ogata (1988), when a motor nerve fiber is triggered (nerve impulse), the axon terminal releases acetylcholine, which diffuses through the synaptic cleft and binds to specific receptors on the sarcolemma.
Morphological and histochemical analysis of the human vestibular fold/ Analisis morfologico e histoquimico del pliegue vestibular humano
Most of the peripheral nerves, especially spinal nerves, are mixed nerves which contain motor nerve fibers and sensory nerve fibers (Park et al., 2008; Frade & Ovejero-Benito, 2015).
Impairment Induction by Axotomy in Motor Functional and Histological Anterior Horn of Spinal Cord Structure/Induccion del Deterioro por Axotomia en la Estructura Motora Funcional e Histologica del Asta Anterior de la Medula Espinal
Nerve conduction studies revealed slow (median, ulnar, radial, superficial, and sural peroneal nerves) sensitive and motor nerve fibers conduction.
Meretoja's Syndrome: Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Gelsolin Type
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