Term: posterior lateral line nerve retrograde axonal transport
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Name: posterior lateral line nerve
Synonyms: caudal lateral line nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve which enters the brain between cranial nerves VIII and IX; contains afferents and sensory efferents to the posterior lateral line ganglion and middle ganglion. Fibers from the posterior lateral line ganglion innervate the occipital dorsal lateral line and trunk lateral lines.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000175]
Name: retrograde axonal transport
Synonyms: retrograde axon cargo transport
Definition: The directed movement of organelles or molecules along microtubules from the cell periphery toward the cell body in nerve cell axons.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008090]    QuickGO    AmiGO