interneuron

American  

[in-ter-noor-on, -nyoor-] / ˌɪn tərˈnʊər ɒn, -ˈnyʊər- /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. any neuron having its cell body, axon, and dendrites entirely within the central nervous system, especially one that conveys impulses between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron.

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interneuron British  

/ ˌɪntəˈnjʊərɒn /

noun

1. Also called: internuncial neuron.  physiol any neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons in a reflex arc

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Other Word Forms

• interneuronal adjective

Etymology

Origin of interneuron

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + neuron

Example Sentences

"Our study further provides a link between the MAP6 dysfunction and the interneuron signal dysfunction, and we now know that there are two proteins that interact and that one could alter the other," Gu said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

The basic structure of the nervous system that reflects function is the neuron, of which there are three types: sensory, motor, and interneuron.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

These findings shed new light on the molecular diversification of early inhibitory precursors, and identify gene modules that may influence the specification of human interneuron subtypes.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

Upon becoming postmitotic, progenitors diverge and differentiate into transcriptionally distinct states, including an interneuron precursor state.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

In response to this stimulation from the sensory neuron, the interneuron then inhibits the motor neuron that controls the triceps brachii.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013