VaP motor neuron

Term ID

ZFA:0005181

Synonyms

• variable primary motoneuron

Definition

A primary motor neuron of the spinal cord. This cell is present in slightly less than half of the trunk hemisegments. Additionally, this cell has at least 2 different fates: it may become a primary motoneuron and arborize in an exclusive muscle territory, or it may die during embryonic development. (2)

Appears at

Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h)

Evident until

Unknown

References

• TAO:0005181

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology