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peripheral nervous system
noun
- the portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord.
peripheral nervous system
- The part of the nervous system in vertebrate animals that lies outside of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). It includes the nerves that extend to the limbs and many sense organs.
- Compare central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
- The nerves outside of the central nervous system that make up part of the vertebrate nervous system .
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Origin of peripheral nervous system1
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There’s also some concern about long-term effects from CGRP monoclonal antibodies, since CGRP exists in the peripheral nervous system as well as the brain.
These structures arise from the mesoblastic reticulum already described Peripheral nervous system.
The action of cocaine is twofold; there is an action on the central and the peripheral nervous system.
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