Term: amacrine cell neuron projection
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Name: amacrine cell
Synonyms: amacrine neuron
Definition: Interneuron of the vertebrate retina. They integrate, modulate, and interpose a temporal domain in the visual message presented to the retinal ganglion cells, with which they synapse in the inner plexiform layer.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009255]
Name: neuron projection
Synonyms: nerve fiber, neurite, neuron process, neuron protrusion, neuronal cell projection
Definition: A prolongation or process extending from a nerve cell, e.g. an axon or dendrite.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043005]    QuickGO    AmiGO