| Term: | retina retinal ganglion cell |
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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: | retina |
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| Synonyms: | retinas |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152] |
| Name: | retinal ganglion cell |
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| Synonyms: | gangliocyte, RGC |
| Definition: | The set of neurons that receives neural inputs via bipolar, horizontal and amacrine cells. The axons of these cells make up the optic nerve. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009310] |