| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | action potential propagation |
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| Definition: | The propagation of an action potential along the plane of an excitable membrane. Action potentials typically propagate once triggered because the depolarization of adjacent membrane regions due to an action potential crosses the firing threshold. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0098870] QuickGO AmiGO |