A parallel fiber results from the axon of a cerebellar granule cell ascending through the molecular layer where it synapses on the dendritic branches of Purkinje cells and stellate cells. [ doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1333-8_63 http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:1990032 ]
Term information
This a grouping class for parallel fibers in any species. If annotating a parallel fiber in any species other than teleost fish, consider using 'parallel fiber, bifurcated'.