NEUROMUSCULAR CELL
\njˌuːɹəmˈʌskjʊlə sˈɛl], \njˌuːɹəmˈʌskjʊlə sˈɛl], \n_j_ˌuː_ɹ_ə_m_ˈʌ_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ə s_ˈɛ_l]\
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The name given by Kleinenburg to cells in the ectoderm and endoderm of Hydra and other celenterates, which consist of a large celllike portion on the free surface of the body or the body cavity, and a fibrous, smooth, or striated contractile part in the body wall. The cell has a triple function: (a) that of an epithelial cell; (b) of a nerve cell, in so far as it receives stimuli and transmits them to the muscular portion; and (c) of a muscle cell in so far as it responds to a stimulus by contracting along its long axis.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.