Term: hypothalamus neuronal action potential
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Name: hypothalamus
Synonyms:
Definition: Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000032]
Name: neuronal action potential
Synonyms: generation of action potential
Definition: An action potential that occurs in a neuron.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019228]    QuickGO    AmiGO