supraoptic crest
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
- Wikipedia:Organum_vasculosum_of_the_lamina_terminalis
- DMBA:15582
- BAMS:SoC
- MA:0003018
- NLXANAT:100313
- BAMS:OV
- EMAPA:37742 (MA:th)
- MBA:763
- FMA:62315
- UMLS:C0175316 (BIRNLEX:1400)
- DHBA:12106
- neuronames:383 (BIRNLEX:1400)
- BIRNLEX:1400
- BAMS:VOLT
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
NIF has two classes here; Editor note: consider relationship to lamina terminalis
organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis, organum vasculosum, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, olfactory ventricle (olfactory part of lateral ventricle)
uberon
UBERON:0002689
supraoptic crest, Supraoptic crest