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impulse

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
    plural:
    impulses
  • Definition: electrochemical transmission of a signal along a nerve fibre that produces a response in a target tissue
  • Example:
    1. A nerve impulse is the signal that travels along the length of a nerve fibre and ends in the release of neurotransmitters.

    2. Nerve impulses are the means by which information is transmitted along the neuron and throughout the nervous system.


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