Term: commissure of the tract of the commissure of the caudal tuberculum commissural neuron axon guidance
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Name: commissure of the tract of the commissure of the caudal tuberculum
Synonyms: Commissure of the TCPT
Definition: Commissure that is formed by a subset of TCPT axons that cross the midline in the diencephalon. The TCPTc does not appear to cross with other commissures. The initial crossing of the TCPTc occurs at approximately 36 hpf.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005877]
Name: commissural neuron axon guidance
Synonyms: commissural neuron axon pathfinding
Definition: The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a commissural neuron is directed to its target in the brain in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0071679]    QuickGO    AmiGO