| Term: | ciliated olfactory receptor neuron axon terminus |
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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: | ciliated olfactory receptor neuron |
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| Synonyms: | ciliated olfactory sensory neuron, ciliated sensory neuron |
| Definition: | An olfactory receptor cell in which the apical ending of the dendrite is a pronounced ciliated olfactory knob. The soma is located basally in the olfactory epithelium. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009358] |
| Name: | axon terminus |
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| Synonyms: | axon terminal, axon terminal specialization, motor endplate, nerve ending |
| Definition: | Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal button is a specialized region of it. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043679] QuickGO AmiGO |