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cell of Mauthner

anatomy

Also known as: M-cell, Mauthner cell

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vertebrate nervous systems

In nervous system: Encephalization
…of giant cells called the cells of Mauthner, which exert some control over the local spinal-cord reflexes responsible for the rhythmic swimming undulations and the flip-tail escape response characteristic of these animals.
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