| Term Name: | Rohon-Beard neuron |
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| Synonyms: | RB neuron, Rohon-Beard cell, Rohon-Beard neurons |
| Definition: | Primary sensory neurons with cell bodies located in the dorsal spinal cord, that innervate the integument of the trunk and tail at early larval stages. The cutaneous axons of Rohon-Beard neurons display a broad spectrum of peripheral axon branching patterns. Most Rohon-Beard neurons undergo apoptosis by 5dpf. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h) |
| Evident until: | Larval:Days 14-20 (14d-21d, 6.2mm, 10 teeth) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009150] |
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