Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated
"Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of nerve fibers as defined by their nerve sheath arrangement. The AXONS of the unmyelinated nerve fibers are small in diameter and usually several are surrounded by a single MYELIN SHEATH. They conduct low-velocity impulses, and represent the majority of peripheral sensory and autonomic fibers, but are also found in the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD.
| Descriptor ID |
D036421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.542.756 A11.671.501.756
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