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Accession
GO:0021784
Name
postganglionic parasympathetic fiber development
Ontology
biological_process
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Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the postganglionic portion of the parasympathetic fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The parasympathetic fiber is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system. Parasympathetic nerves emerge cranially as pre ganglionic fibers from oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus and from the sacral region of the spinal cord. Most neurons are cholinergic and responses are mediated by muscarinic receptors. The parasympathetic system innervates, for example: salivary glands, thoracic and abdominal viscera, bladder and genitalia. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid
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Parents of postganglionic parasympathetic fiber development (GO:0021784)
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postganglionic parasympathetic fiber development [is_a relation] is_a  autonomic nervous system development (GO:0048483)
postganglionic parasympathetic fiber development [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  parasympathetic nervous system development (GO:0048486)
postganglionic parasympathetic fiber development [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  peripheral nervous system development (GO:0007422)

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