pretectal region

Term ID

UBERON:0001944

Synonyms

• area praetectalis
• area pretectalis
• nucleus praetectalis
• praetectum
• pretectal area
• pretectal nuclei
• pretectum
• regio pretectalis

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Definition

Nuclear complex between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum whose nuclei receive afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input. https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/361

References

• BAMS:PRT
• BAMS:PTc
• BAMS:PTec
• BM:MB-Tec-PT
• DHBA:12181
• DMBA:16510
• EMAPA:32778
• HBA:9079
• MA:0001062
• MBA:1100
• Pretectal:area
• TAO:0000418
• UMLS:C0175354
• XAO:0004303
• ZFA:0000418
• birnlex:703
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=467
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretectum
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175354
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/416333003
• nlx:59721

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Ontology

Uberon Ontology