Preferred Name |
neuropil |
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Synonyms |
neuropile |
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Definitions |
Neuropil is a broad term defined as any area in the nervous system composed of mostly unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial cell processes that forms a synaptically dense region containing a relatively low number of cell bodies. The most prevalent anatomical region of neuropil is the brain which, although not completely composed of neuropil, does have the largest and highest synaptically-concentrated areas of neuropil in the body. White matter, which is mostly composed of axons and glial cells, is generally not considered to be a part of the neuropil. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0005268 |
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created_by |
XPMUser |
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creation_date |
2012-02-06T08:54:52Z |
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definition |
Neuropil is a broad term defined as any area in the nervous system composed of mostly unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial cell processes that forms a synaptically dense region containing a relatively low number of cell bodies. The most prevalent anatomical region of neuropil is the brain which, although not completely composed of neuropil, does have the largest and highest synaptically-concentrated areas of neuropil in the body. White matter, which is mostly composed of axons and glial cells, is generally not considered to be a part of the neuropil. |
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has_obo_namespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
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has_related_synonym |
neuropile |
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id |
BTO:0005268 |
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label |
neuropil |
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notation |
BTO:0005268 |
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prefLabel |
neuropil |
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