| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-011113-37 | OBO ID: ZFA:0000445 |
| Name: | optic tectum | Search: | |
| Synonyms: | dorsal midbrain, mesencephalic tectum, tectal lobe, tectum, tectum opticum | ||
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is the dorsal part of the midbrain and develops from the alar plate and is the most complex layered structure in the zebrafish brain. |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops from: | alar plate midbrain region |
| is part of: | midbrain |
| has parts: | central zone deep white zone intertectal commissure periventricular grey zone stratum album centrale stratum fibrosum et griseum superficiale stratum griseum centrale stratum marginale stratum opticum stratum periventriculare superficial grey and white zone |
| is a type of: | multi-tissue structure |
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