| Term: | retinal ganglion cell axon guidance |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | retinal ganglion cell |
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| Synonyms: | gangliocyte, RGC |
| Definition: | The set of neurons that receives neural inputs via bipolar, horizontal and amacrine cells. The axons of these cells make up the optic nerve. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009310] |
| Name: | axon guidance |
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| Synonyms: | axon chemotaxis, axon growth cone guidance, axon pathfinding |
| Definition: | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007411] QuickGO AmiGO |