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motor neuron

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000100


An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes or inhibits movement. [ MESH:D009046 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16875686 ]

Synonyms: motoneuron