| Term: | tectal neuropile axonal fasciculation |
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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: | tectal neuropile |
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| Synonyms: | synaptic neuropil, tectial lamina |
| Definition: | Neuronal tissue that is the arborization field for the majority of the ganglion cell axons, it also holds other incoming axons, for example, from the pretectum and the contralateral tectum, as well as the dendrites and axons of tectal interneurons and projection neurons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005907] |
| Name: | axonal fasciculation |
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| Synonyms: | fasciculation of neuron |
| Definition: | The collection of axons into a bundle of rods, known as a fascicle. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007413] QuickGO AmiGO |