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A prolongation or process extending from a nerve cell, e.g. an axon or dendrite. The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter. The axon of a dorsal root ganglion cell that are responsive to pain and temperature. C-fibers are small in diameter (0.2-1.5 um) and unmyelinated.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: C-fiber
Acc: GO:0044299
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The axon of a dorsal root ganglion cell that are responsive to pain and temperature. C-fibers are small in diameter (0.2-1.5 um) and unmyelinated.
Synonyms:
  • C-fibre
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 0
   Term or descendants: 0


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0044299 - C-fiber (interactive image map)
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