Xenopus Anatomy Ontology: Summary for diencephalon

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XB-ANAT-14

Name: diencephalon

XAO Id: XAO:0000013

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Stage Range: undefined

Definition: 'The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye vescile, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis).'

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References: NCBO BioPortal, Ontology Lookup Service