neuron

Summary

neuron is a cell type^[1]. neuron ranks in the top 0.6% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,201 views/month, #2 of 335).^[2]

Key Facts

• neuron's instance of is recorded as cell type^[3].
• neuron is a type of biological component^[4].
• neuron is a type of neural cell^[5].
• neuron is part of nervous system^[6].
• neuron is part of nervous tissue^[7].
• neuron is part of ganglion^[8].
• neuron's Commons category is recorded as Neurons^[9].
• neuron comprises dendrite^[10].
• neuron comprises axon^[11].
• neuron comprises myelin sheath^[12].
• neuron comprises perikaryon^[13].
• neuron comprises nucleus^[14].
• neuron comprises axon terminus^[15].
• neuron's significant event is recorded as Q15808578^[16].
• neuron's significant event is recorded as Saltatory conduction^[17].
• neuron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neurons^[18].
• neuron's Commons gallery is recorded as Neuron^[19].
• neuron's described at URL is recorded as https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/TNAEntryPage/auto/unit/LAEN/TAH12802%20Unit%20EN.htm^[20].
• neuron's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• neuron's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• neuron's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• neuron's topic has template is recorded as Template:Neuron map^[24].
• neuron's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox neuron^[25].
• neuron's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12623^[26].
• neuron's different from is recorded as Dassault nEUROn^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

neuron's instance of is recorded as cell type^[3]. Recorded subclass of include biological component^[4] and neural cell^[5].

Use and Application

Components include dendrite^[10], a cellular component^[28]; axon^[11], a cellular component^[29]; myelin sheath^[12], a cellular component^[30]; perikaryon^[13], a cellular component^[31]; nucleus^[14], a cellular component^[32]; and axon terminus^[15], a cellular component^[33]. Part of include nervous system^[6], an anatomical system type^[34]; nervous tissue^[7]; and ganglion^[8], a class of anatomical entity^[35].

Why It Matters

neuron ranks in the top 0.6% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,201 views/month, #2 of 335).^[2] neuron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] neuron is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]