Definition of "motoneuron" []

• A motor neuron. (noun)

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• "Muscle paralysis after spinal cord injury is partly caused by a loss of brainstem-derived serotonin (5-HT), which normally maintains motoneuron excitability by regulating crucial persistent calcium currents."
• "Lin DM, Goodman CS (1994) Ectopic and increased expression of Fasciclin II alters motoneuron growth cone guidance."
• "One in each group represents the primary motoneuron, and is dressed in brilliant blue."