Term: horizontal cell connexin complex
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Name: horizontal cell
Synonyms: horizontal cells
Definition: A neuron that laterally connects other neurons in the inner nuclear layer of the retina.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009315]
Name: connexin complex
Synonyms: connexon, connexon complex
Definition: An assembly of six molecules of connexin, made in the Golgi apparatus and subsequently transported to the plasma membrane, where docking of two connexons on apposed plasma membranes across the extracellular space forms a gap junction.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005922]    QuickGO    AmiGO