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supraoptic crest

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002689


One of the circumventricular organs of the brain. The OVLT is outside the blood brain barrier, and so neurons in this region can respond to factors that are present in the systemic circulation. [ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3474225&group_id=76834&atid=1205376 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organum_vasculosum_of_the_lamina_terminalis ]

Synonyms: organum vasculosum laminae terminalis, prechiasmatic gland, OVLT, organum vasculosum lamina terminalis, vascular organ of lamina terminalis

Term info

database cross reference
RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002690, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002625, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001934, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002219, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007626, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002034

UBPROP 0000012

NIF has two classes here; Editor note: consider relationship to lamina terminalis

has related synonym

organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis, organum vasculosum, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, olfactory ventricle (olfactory part of lateral ventricle)

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UBERON:0002689

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supraoptic crest, Supraoptic crest