Name:	Mauthner neuron
Synonyms:
Definition:	Is a hindbrain interneuron. Giant reticulospinal neurons possessing thick crossed axons and positioned dorsally in the hindbrain tegmentum at the level of entrance of the eighth cranial nerve. The Mauthner neuron is paired. The M-cell has two large invariant dendrites: The lateral dendrite terminates in the sensory neuropil of the acoustico-lateral area, and the ventral dendrite terminates in the neuropil of the motor tegmentum. Fine dendrites are present, and mostly arise from three regions; from the terminus of each major dendrite and from the ventral surface of the perikaryon.
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009149]

Name:	synapse
Synonyms:	electrotonic synapse, mixed synapse, synaptic junction
Definition:	The junction between an axon of one neuron and a dendrite of another neuron, a muscle fiber or a glial cell. As the axon approaches the synapse it enlarges into a specialized structure, the presynaptic terminal bouton, which contains mitochondria and synaptic vesicles. At the tip of the terminal bouton is the presynaptic membrane; facing it, and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft) is a specialized area of membrane on the receiving cell, known as the postsynaptic membrane. In response to the arrival of nerve impulses, the presynaptic terminal bouton secretes molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0045202] QuickGO AmiGO

Name:

Previous Names:

36-4600 (1), anti-cx36 (1), anti-GJA9 (1), ZMD.257 (1), anti-connexin 36 (1), Connexin 36 / GJA9 Antibody (1)

Name:	absent
Synonyms:	absence, absent from organism
Definition:	A quality denoting the lack of an entity.
Ontology:	Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462]