Term Name:	pioneer neuron
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Definition:	Pioneer neurons establish a pathway in the developing central nervous system and then undergo programmed cell death once the adult axons, which follow them, have made connections with the target site. Thus, they are a transient cell type involved in axon guidance.
Appears at:	Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)
Evident until:	Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009066]

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