Term: CoSA axon
Name: CoSA
Synonyms: secondary commissural interneuron
Definition: An interneuron of the spinal cord. CoSA, have contralateral longitudinal axons that crosses the cord dorsal to the Mauthner neuron and ascends in the dorsal cord. These neurons are glutamatergic and glycinergic.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005176]
Name: axon
Synonyms:
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