Preferred Name |
dendrite |
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Synonyms |
dendritic spine |
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Definitions |
one of the threadlike extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron, which typically branch into tree-like processes; in unipolar and bipolar neurons, there is a single dendrite, which proximally resembles an axon but branches distally; in multipolar neurons there are many short, branching dendrites; dendrites compose most of the receptive surface of a neuron; called also dendron, neurodendrite, and neurodendron. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2047-3635 |
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altLabel |
dendritic spine dendrite spine neurite |
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cui |
C0085103 C0872341 C0011305 |
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definition |
one of the threadlike extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron, which typically branch into tree-like processes; in unipolar and bipolar neurons, there is a single dendrite, which proximally resembles an axon but branches distally; in multipolar neurons there are many short, branching dendrites; dendrites compose most of the receptive surface of a neuron; called also dendron, neurodendrite, and neurodendron. |
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DID |
2047-3635 |
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notation |
2047-3635 |
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prefLabel |
dendrite |
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tui |
T026 |
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subClassOf |