| Term: | dorsal habenular nucleus axon target recognition |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | dorsal habenular nucleus |
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| Synonyms: | dorsal habenular nuclei, dorsal nuclei |
| Definition: | Habenular nucleus where the efferent projections innervate the interpeduncular nucleus. The dorsal habenula is structurally homologous to the mammalian medial habenula. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000197] |
| Name: | axon target recognition |
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| Definition: | The process in which an axon recognizes and binds to a set of cells with which it may form stable connections. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007412] QuickGO AmiGO |