mesencephalic artery
The major artery of the midbrain, which crosses the midbrain medially to meet its partner the mesencephalic vein. [ XAO:0004173 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12606281 ]
Synonyms: MsA
Term info
- ZFA:0001068
- FMA:50570
- XAO:0004173
- TAO:0001068
human_reference_atlas
Develops from the proximal portion of the primitive mesencephalic artery[ZFA:0001068, ZFIN:ZDB-PUB-010205-5]., Develops from the proximal portion of the primitive mesencephalic artery. Isogai et al. 2001.[TAO]
relationship loss: develops_from primitive mesencephalic artery (TAO:0001062)[TAO]
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uberon
UBERON:0001634
Mesencephalic artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- artery
- connected to some posterior cerebral artery
- supplies some midbrain
- develops from some presumptive mesencephalic artery