| Term: | posterior lateral line nerve immature Schwann cell |
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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: | 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] |
| Name: | immature Schwann cell |
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| Definition: | A glial cell that develops from a Schwann cell precursor. The immature Schwann cell is embedded among neurons (axons) with minimal extracellular spaces separating them from nerve cell membranes and has a basal lamina. Cells can survive without an axon present. Immature Schwann cell can be found communally ensheathing large groups of axons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001725] |