Term Name: commissure of the caudal tuberculum
Synonyms: commissura tuberculi posterioris, commissure of the posterior tuberculum, CPT, Ctub
Definition: Commissure in the ventral diencephalon that lies rostral to the ventral flexure and caudal of the posterior tuberal nucleus. Axons from the supraoptic tract extend across the hypothalamus and enter this commissure.
Appears at: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000491]

Relationships
has parts: tract of the commissure of the caudal tuberculum
is a type of: diencephalic white matter

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