"Motor Neurons, Gamma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Motor neurons which activate the contractile regions of intrafusal SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS, thus adjusting the sensitivity of the MUSCLE SPINDLES to stretch. Gamma motor neurons may be "static" or "dynamic" according to which aspect of responsiveness (or which fiber types) they regulate. The alpha and gamma motor neurons are often activated together (alpha gamma coactivation) which allows the spindles to contribute to the control of movement trajectories despite changes in muscle length.
| Descriptor ID |
D009047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.663.655.500.525 A11.671.655.500.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Motor Neurons, Gamma- Motor Neurons, Gamma
- Neurons, Gamma Motor
- Gamma Motor Neuron
- Gamma Motor Neurons
- Motor Neuron, Gamma
- Neuron, Gamma Motor
- Neurons, Fusimotor
- Fusimotor Neuron
- Fusimotor Neurons
- Neuron, Fusimotor
- Motor Neurons, Gamma-Efferent
- Gamma-Efferent Motor Neuron
- Gamma-Efferent Motor Neurons
- Motor Neuron, Gamma-Efferent
- Motor Neurons, Gamma Efferent
- Neuron, Gamma-Efferent Motor
- Neurons, Gamma-Efferent Motor
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