| Term: | cranial nerve II anterograde trans-synaptic signaling |
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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: | cranial nerve II |
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| Synonyms: | CN-II, optic, optic nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000435] |
| Name: | anterograde trans-synaptic signaling |
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| Definition: | Cell-cell signaling from pre to post-synapse, across the synaptic cleft. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0098916] QuickGO AmiGO |