| Term: | medial longitudinal fasciculus voltage-gated calcium channel activity |
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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: | medial longitudinal fasciculus |
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| Synonyms: | MLF |
| Definition: | The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) is a pair of crossed fiber tracts (group of axons), that begin with in the nucleus of the MLF and run ventral to the rhombencephalic ventricle, towards the caudal end of the medulla oblongata. The dorsal portion of the MLF including the Mauthner axon continues into the spinal chord while the ventral portion of the MLF associates with other fiber systems in the funiculus ventralis prior to reaching the spinal chord. Throughout the most of its rhombencephalic extent the MLF is intersected by the ventral rhombencephalic commissure. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000543] |
| Name: | voltage-gated calcium channel activity |
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| Synonyms: | depolarization-activated calcium channel, depolarization-activated voltage gated calcium channel activity, depolarization-activated voltage-gated calcium channel, depolarization-activated voltage-gated calcium channel activity, dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel activity, voltage gated calcium channel activity, voltage-dependent calcium channel activity, voltage-gated calcium ion channel activity, voltage-sensitive calcium channel |
| Definition: | Enables the transmembrane transfer of a calcium ion by a voltage-gated channel. A voltage-gated channel is a channel whose open state is dependent on the voltage across the membrane in which it is embedded. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005245] QuickGO AmiGO |