Term Name: hippocampal mossy fiber
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Definition: An axon of a hippocampal granule cell, including dentate gyrus granule cell and CA3 granule cell, characterized by expansions (mossy fiber expansions) giving the fibers a mossy appearance. These unmyelinated axons were first described by Ramon y Cajal.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097457]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: hippocampal mossy fiber expansion
is a type of: axon
has subtype: dentate gyrus mossy fiber