Term: optic tectum neuronal action potential propagation
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Name: optic tectum
Synonyms: dorsal midbrain, mesencephalic tectum, tectal lobe, tectum, tectum opticum
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is the dorsal part of the midbrain and develops from the alar plate and is the most complex layered structure in the zebrafish brain.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000445]
Name: neuronal action potential propagation
Synonyms:
Definition: The propagation of an action potential along an axon, away from the soma.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019227]    QuickGO    AmiGO