peripheral nervous system

initialism: PNS
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12003
One of the two major divisions of the nervous system, made up of the nerves and ganglia lying outside the brain and spinal cord that transmit sensory and motor signals to and from the central nervous system.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 896 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'peripheral nervous system' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12003 RIS BibTex EndNote
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