| Term: | olfactory placode pioneer neuron |
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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: | olfactory placode |
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| Synonyms: | olfactory placodes |
| Definition: | Neurogenic placode that gives rise to the olfactory neurons that which convey odor information to the CNS. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000048] |
| Name: | pioneer neuron |
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| Definition: | Pioneer neurons establish a pathway in the developing central nervous system and then undergo programmed cell death once the adult axons, which follow them, have made connections with the target site. Thus, they are a transient cell type involved in axon guidance. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009066] |