A cluster of neurites that is part of a nervous system and forms a network of dendrites and axons where synapses are present and in which neuronal somata do not occur. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21062451 ]
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Term information
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cross reference
- FMA:261269
- BTO:0005268
- NIF_Subcellular:sao205380252
- Wikipedia:Neuropil
- CALOHA:TS-2403
- BIRNLEX:1142
- UMLS:C0228081 (ncithesaurus:Neuropil)
- SCTID:67146008
- NCIT:C12617
- FBbt:00005139 (ManualMappingCuration)
- MESH:D019581
- GAID:740
Subsets
uberon_slim
external definition
Multi-cell component structure of the central nervous system consisting largely of neuron projections (tracts and synaptic neuropil domains) and associated glial cells. This corresponds to the part of the CNS that is enclosed by the cortex.
Term relations
Subclass of:
- multi cell part structure
- central nervous system cell part cluster
- part of some central nervous system
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