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axon: see nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of the animal kingdom have at least a rudimentary nervous system. ..... Click the link for more information. ; synapse synapse (sĭn`ăps), junction between various signal-transmitter cells, either between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or ..... Click the link for more information. . axon [′ak‚sän] (neuroscience) The process or nerve fiber of a neuron that carries the unidirectional nerve impulse away from the cell body. Also known as neuraxon; neurite. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| nbsp;studies (NCS), autonomic reflex testing, Quantitative Sudomotor Axon Reflex Test (QSART), cardiac-vagal index, an autonomic nervous system questionnaire, quantitative sensory testing, and skin biopsy. A local axon reflex response to the high, uncomfortable intensity of the low-frequency TENS could also explain the warmer skin temperature of the hand compared with the high-frequency TENS and the control condition. |
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