| Term: | anterior lateral line nerve postsynaptic density |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | anterior lateral line nerve |
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| Synonyms: | ALLn, nervi lineae lateralis anterioris, rostral lateral line nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which enters the brain between cranial nerves VI and VII and projects to a dorsal medullary area between cerebellum and vagal lobe. Contains afferents and sensory efferents to the anterior lateral line ganglia. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000425] |
| Name: | postsynaptic density |
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| Synonyms: | neuronal postsynaptic density, post synaptic density, post-synaptic density, postsynaptic density of dendrite |
| Definition: | An electron dense network of proteins within and adjacent to the postsynaptic membrane of an asymmetric, neuron-neuron synapse. Its major components include neurotransmitter receptors and the proteins that spatially and functionally organize them such as anchoring and scaffolding molecules, signaling enzymes and cytoskeletal components. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0014069] QuickGO AmiGO |