| transection: axon: posterior lateral line nerve |
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| Name: | transection |
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| Definition: | Cutting transversly of an organ or tissue. Type of cutting often used to divide the spinal cord to investigate neural regeneration in zebrafish. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000181] |
| Name: | axon |
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| Definition: | The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030424] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | posterior lateral line nerve |
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| Synonyms: | caudal lateral line nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which enters the brain between cranial nerves VIII and IX; contains afferents and sensory efferents to the posterior lateral line ganglion and middle ganglion. Fibers from the posterior lateral line ganglion innervate the occipital dorsal lateral line and trunk lateral lines. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000175] |
| chemical treatment: vincristine |
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| Name: | chemical treatment |
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| Definition: | Experimental condition in which the fish is treated with a chemical substance. This treatment could be administered by adding the chemical substance to the tank water, injections, or by consumption. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000111] |
| Name: | vincristine |
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| Synonyms: | (+)-Vincristine, 22-oxo-vincaleukoblastine, 22-oxovincaleukoblastine, leucristine, leurocristine, oncovin, vincristin, Vincristine, vinkristin |
| Definition: | A vinca alkaloid with formula C46H56N4O10 found in the Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus. It is used (commonly as the corresponding sulfate salt)as a chemotherapy drug for the treatment of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, breast cancer and head and neck cancer. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:28445] ( EBI ) |