Spinal neuron

Spinal neuron

A spinal neuron is a neuron in the spinal cord.

Some of them are heteromeric, i.e. they have processes pass over to the opposite side of the spinal cord [ [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/heteromeric Medical dictionary] ]

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