Term: corpus cerebelli cerebellar granule cell differentiation
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Name: corpus cerebelli
Synonyms: cerebellar corpus, corpus cerebelli granular layer, corpus cerebellum
Definition: Brain structure which is one of three parts of the cerebellum and is the entry point for a posterior cerebellar tract that carries cerebellar afferents from many brain stem nuclei. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000188]
Name: cerebellar granule cell differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which neuroblasts acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the mature cerebellar granule cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a neuroblast to a granule cell fate. A granule cell is a glutamatergic interneuron found in the cerebellar cortex.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0021707]    QuickGO    AmiGO