Term Name: DC2 dopaminergic neuron
Synonyms:
Definition: Large pear-shaped dopaminergic neuron that ascend from the ventral diencephalon group DC2 to the telencephalon. These neurons may be the correlate of mammalian substantia nigra (SNc) neurons. DC2 neurons are located rostrally and their processes project laterally.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005963]

Relationships
is part of: periventricular nucleus of caudal tuberculum
is a type of: dopaminergic neuron

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