Term Information

Accession
GO:0021642
Name
trochlear nerve formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
CN IV biosynthesis, CN IV formation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process that gives rise to the trochlear nerve. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The trochlear nerve is a motor nerve and is the only cranial nerve to exit the brain dorsally. The trochlear nerve innervates the superior oblique muscle. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid, ISBN:0838580343
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0021642 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of trochlear nerve formation (GO:0021642)
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trochlear nerve formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  trochlear nerve morphogenesis (GO:0021639)
trochlear nerve formation [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation (GO:0021603)

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