| Term: | corpus cerebelli presynaptic active zone |
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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: | corpus cerebelli |
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| Synonyms: | cerebellar corpus, corpus cerebelli granular layer, corpus cerebellum |
| Definition: | Brain structure which is one of three parts of the cerebellum and is the entry point for a posterior cerebellar tract that carries cerebellar afferents from many brain stem nuclei. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000188] |
| Name: | presynaptic active zone |
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| Synonyms: | pre-synaptic active zone, pre-synaptic active zone component, presynaptic specialization |
| Definition: | A specialized region of the plasma membrane and cell cortex of a presynaptic neuron; encompasses a region of the plasma membrane where synaptic vesicles dock and fuse, and a specialized cortical cytoskeletal matrix. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0048786] QuickGO AmiGO |