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impulse(genetic biology) |
- 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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