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51Channelrhodopsin — Channelrhodopsins are a subfamily of opsin proteins that function as light gated ion channels.[1] They serve as sensory photoreceptors in unicellular green algae, controlling phototaxis, i.e. movement in response to light. Expressed in cells of… …
52Chromatolysis — is the dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron. It is an induced response of the cell usually triggered by axotomy (severing or damaging of the axon), ischemia, toxicity to the cell, cell exhaustion, virus infections, and… …
53Vestibulo-ocular reflex — The vestibulo ocular reflex. A rotation of the head is detected, which triggers an inhibitory signal to the extraocular muscles on one side and an excitatory signal to the muscles on the other side. The result is a compensatory movement of the… …
54Glutamate transporter — Glutamate transporters, also known as VGLUT, are neurotransmitter transporters that exist in the membranes of neurons and glial cells to remove excess amounts of the neurotransmitters glutamate and aspartate from the synapse. Glutamate is the… …
55Pyramidal cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Pyramidal cell image neuron = GolgiStainedPyramidalCell.jpg caption neuron = A human neocortical pyramidal neuron stained via Golgi technique. Notice the apical dendrite extending vertically above the soma and the… …
56Trk receptor — Trk receptors are a family of tyrosine kinases that regulates synaptic strength and plasticity in the mammalian nervous system.cite journal |author=Huang EJ, Reichardt LF |title=Trk receptors: roles in neuronal signal transduction |journal=Annu.… …
57Locus ceruleus — Infobox Brain Name = Locus ceruleus Latin = locus caeruleus GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 778 Caption = Rhomboid fossa. (Locus ceruleus not labeled, but region is very near colliculus facialis, which is labeled at center left.) Caption2 = IsPartOf …
58AMPA receptor — The alpha amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (also known as AMPA receptor, AMPAR, or quisqualate receptor) is a non NMDA type ionotropic transmembrane receptor for glutamate that mediates fast synaptic transmission in the …
59Somatic nervous system — Somatic redirects here; for the musician known as Somatic, see Hahn Rowe. The somatic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements through the action of skeletal muscles, and… …
60Neuroeffector junction — A neuroeffector junction is the site where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target (non neuron) cell. This junction functions like a synapse. Somatic efferent motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle, and are always… …
