Term: optic tectum glioma
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Name: optic tectum
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.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000445]
Name: glioma
Synonyms:
Definition: Neoplasm derived from astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. (M-9380/3, M-9440/3).
Ontology: MPATH [MPATH:249]