Term Information

Accession
GO:0033268
Name
node of Ranvier
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
node of Ranvier axon
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An axon part that is a gap in the myelin where voltage-gated sodium channels cluster and saltatory conduction is executed. Source: GOC:mh
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0033268 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of node of Ranvier (GO:0033268)
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node of Ranvier [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  main axon (GO:0044304)
node of Ranvier [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)

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NIF_Subcellular
birnlex_1152_2
Wikipedia
Nodes_of_Ranvier