| Term: | posterior lateral line neuromast neuromast support cell |
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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: | posterior lateral line neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast posterior, neuromasts posterior |
| Definition: | Neuromast that is part of the posterior lateral line. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000940] |
| Name: | neuromast support cell |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast support cells |
| Definition: | Neuromast support cell is a non-sensory cell of the neuromast that extend between the sensory hair cells from the basement membrane to the apical surface; neuromast support cells are surrounded by neuromast mantle cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009363] |