Phenomena and Processes

Neural Conduction

The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus.

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Abstract

The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus.

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7 entry terms
  • Nerve Conduction
  • Conduction, Nerve
  • Conduction, Neural
  • Conductions, Nerve
  • Conductions, Neural
  • Nerve Conductions
  • Neural Conductions

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

along a single nerve; differentiate from NEURAL TRANSMISSION (between nerves)

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History Note

1968 (1965)

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  1. G07.265.753
  2. G11.561.601

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neural Conduction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009431. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009431
  2. Neural Conduction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71160457