| Phenotype: | Rohon-Beard neuron action potential, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | Rohon-Beard neuron |
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| Synonyms: | RB neuron, Rohon-Beard cell, Rohon-Beard neurons |
| Definition: | Primary sensory neurons with cell bodies located in the dorsal spinal cord, that innervate the integument of the trunk and tail at early larval stages. The cutaneous axons of Rohon-Beard neurons display a broad spectrum of peripheral axon branching patterns. Most Rohon-Beard neurons undergo apoptosis by 5dpf. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009150] |
| Name: | action potential |
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| Definition: | A quality inhering in a cell's plasma membrane by virtue of a brief fluctuation in the bearer's potential caused by the rapid opening and closing of voltage-gated ion channels. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001463] |