neuron theory


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neuron theory

the theory that the nervous system is formed of numerous separate NEURONS that contact only through synapses and not through a continuity of protoplasm.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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