| Term: | Rohon-Beard neuron voltage-gated sodium channel activity |
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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: | Rohon-Beard neuron |
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| Synonyms: | RB neuron, Rohon-Beard cell, Rohon-Beard neurons |
| Definition: | Primary sensory neurons with cell bodies located in the dorsal spinal cord, that innervate the integument of the trunk and tail at early larval stages. The cutaneous axons of Rohon-Beard neurons display a broad spectrum of peripheral axon branching patterns. Most Rohon-Beard neurons undergo apoptosis by 5dpf. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009150] |
| Name: | voltage-gated sodium channel activity |
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| Synonyms: | voltage gated sodium channel activity, voltage-dependent sodium channel activity, voltage-gated sodium ion channel activity, voltage-sensitive sodium channel |
| Definition: | Enables the transmembrane transfer of a sodium ion by a voltage-gated channel. A voltage-gated channel is a channel whose open state is dependent on the voltage across the membrane in which it is embedded. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005248] QuickGO AmiGO |