| Name: | inferior olive |
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| Definition: | Hindbrain nucleus where climbing fibers originate. The neurons in the inferior olive are capable of prolonged oscillatory activity. The inferior olive is called a precerebellar nucleus since virtually all of the efferent axons terminate in the cerebellum. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000215] |
| Name: | neuronal action potential |
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| Synonyms: | generation of action potential |
| Definition: | An action potential that occurs in a neuron. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0019228] QuickGO AmiGO |