Term: | dorsal hypothalamic zone neuron |
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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 hypothalamic zone |
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Definition: | Brain structure which is the dorsal most region of the hypothalamus and expands laterally and emerges caudal to the ventral zone and is separated from the median tuberal portion by a deep ventral sulcus. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000347] |
Name: | neuron |
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Definition: | The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248] |