| Term: | diencephalon neuronal cell body |
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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: | diencephalon |
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| Definition: | The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101] |
| Name: | neuronal cell body |
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| Synonyms: | neuron cell body, neuronal cell soma |
| Definition: | The portion of a neuron that includes the nucleus, but excludes cell projections such as axons and dendrites. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043025] QuickGO AmiGO |