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pretectal nucleus |
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| Synonyms |
pretectal area nucleus nucleus of pretectal area pretectal nucleus nucleus of the pretectal area nucleus area pretectalis |
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| Definitions |
A neural nucleus of the pretectal area (between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum) that receives afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014450 |
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BIRNLEX:864 SCTID:416164009 UMLS:C0175358 EMAPA:37919 neuronames:468 BAMS:PTA DHBA:12182 FMA:72401 HBA:9083 |
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| definition |
A neural nucleus of the pretectal area (between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum) that receives afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input. |
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| external_definition |
Any of the groups of neurons located between the thalamus and midbrain that receive binocular sensory input from retinal ganglion cells of the eyes and are responsible for maintaining the pupillary light reflex |
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see notes for pretectal region. Note this is midbrain in FMA, midbrain (mesencephalon) in HBA, midbrain in DHBA |
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UBERON:0002994 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
pretectal area nucleus nucleus of pretectal area pretectal nucleus |
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uberon |
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nucleus of the pretectal area nucleus area pretectalis |
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UBERON:0014450 |
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pretectal nucleus |
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UBERON:0014450 |
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pretectal nucleus |
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| taxon_notes |
in hagfishes, there are two: the pretectal nucleus and the nucleus of the posterior commissure[ISBN:0471888893] |
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