Term: dorsal habenular nucleus axon
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Name: dorsal habenular nucleus
Synonyms: dorsal habenular nuclei, dorsal nuclei
Definition: Habenular nucleus where the efferent projections innervate the interpeduncular nucleus. The dorsal habenula is structurally homologous to the mammalian medial habenula.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000197]
Name: axon
Synonyms:
Definition: The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030424]    QuickGO    AmiGO