| Term: | optic tectum (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | optic tectum |
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| 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: | (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, 2-(3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ACETIC ACID, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, dopacetic acid, homoprotocatechuic acid |
| Definition: | A dihydroxyphenylacetic acid having the two hydroxy substituents located at the 3- and 4-positions. It is a metabolite of dopamine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:41941] ( EBI ) |