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unipolar neuron

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 232 words | Copyright

unipolar neuron A neuron that has one main process, the axon, extending from its cell body. Unipolar neurons include many sensory neurons and many vertebrate motor neurons and interneurons. Compare bipolar neuron; multipolar neuron.

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