| Term: | granular layer corpus cerebelli presynaptic active zone |
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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: | granular layer corpus cerebelli |
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| Definition: | Portion of tissue which is the innermost layer of the corpus cerebelli and consists of small granule cells and larger Golgi cells. The granule cell receive excitatory input from the mossy fibers, and send parallel fibers to the molecular layer where they synapse with Purkinje cell dendrites. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000358] |
| Name: | presynaptic active zone |
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| Synonyms: | pre-synaptic active zone, pre-synaptic active zone component, presynaptic specialization |
| Definition: | A specialized region of the plasma membrane and cell cortex of a presynaptic neuron; encompasses a region of the plasma membrane where synaptic vesicles dock and fuse, and a specialized cortical cytoskeletal matrix. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0048786] QuickGO AmiGO |