| Name: | dorsal habenular nucleus |
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| Synonyms: | dorsal habenular nuclei, dorsal nuclei |
| Definition: | Habenular nucleus where the efferent projections innervate the interpeduncular nucleus. The dorsal habenula is structurally homologous to the mammalian medial habenula. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000197] |
| Name: | anatomical region |
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| Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |