One of the circumventricular organs of the brain. The OVLT is outside the blood brain barrier, and so neurons in this region can respond to factors that are present in the systemic circulation. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organum_vasculosum_of_the_lamina_terminalis https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3474225&group_id=76834&atid=1205376 ]
Synonyms: organum vasculosum laminae terminalis prechiasmatic gland OVLT vascular organ of lamina terminalis organum vasculosum lamina terminalis
Term information
- FMA:62315
- DMBA:15582
- MBA:763
- NLXANAT:100313
- UMLS:C0175316 (BIRNLEX:1400)
- BAMS:SoC
- EMAPA:37742 (MA:th)
- BTO:0006268 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- BAMS:OV
- MESH:D066278 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- Wikipedia:Organum_vasculosum_of_the_lamina_terminalis
- DHBA:12106
- BAMS:VOLT
- neuronames:383 (BIRNLEX:1400)
- MA:0003018
- BIRNLEX:1400
NIF has two classes here; Editor note: consider relationship to lamina terminalis
organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis
organum vasculosum
vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
olfactory ventricle (olfactory part of lateral ventricle)
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002690
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002625
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001934
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002219
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007626
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002034