| Term: | epithalamus neuron |
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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: | epithalamus |
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| Definition: | Brain structure which is part of the diencephalon and consists of the dorsal and ventral nuclei of the habenula, and two dorsal outgrowths, the epiphysis and the saccus dorsalis. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000509] |
| Name: | neuron |
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| Definition: | The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248] |