bi·po·lar neu·ron

a neuron that has two processes arising from opposite poles of the cell body.

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bi·po·lar neu·ron

(bī-pō'lăr nūr'on)

A neuron that has two processes arising from opposite poles of the cell body.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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In the Tardent and Weber scheme, there are seven types ([B.sub.1]-[B.sub.7]) of bipolar neurons, only two of which are ciliated ([B.sub.3] and [B.sub.4]).

Classification of nerve cells dissociated from tentacles of the sea anemone Calliactis parasitica

The cell bodies of the monopolar and bipolar neurons appeared to be flask shaped, similar to the cell bodies described for neurons in the bipinnaria larvae of an asteroid (Lacalli et al., 1990).

Development of the Larval Serotonergic Nervous System in the Sea Star Patiriella regularis as Revealed by Confocal Imaging

One was a population of bipolar neurons. These cells, which had cell-body diameters of 10 to 15 [[micro]meter] and axon diameters of 0.5 to 2 [[micro]meter], were at least 0.6 mm long and formed a loose nerve net [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 1D OMITTED].

Taurine-like immunoreactivity in the motor nerve net of the jellyfish Cyanea capillata

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