| Term: | post-vent region myelination |
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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: | post-vent region |
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| Synonyms: | tail |
| Definition: | Organism subdivision which is the part of the body posterior to the vent which includes the anal and caudal fins. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001117] |
| Name: | myelination |
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| Synonyms: | myelinogenesis |
| Definition: | The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system wrap axons with compact layers of their plasma membrane. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042552] QuickGO AmiGO |