A circumventricular organ of the hypothalamus of many jawed fishes, protruding from the caudal infundibular wall. It is a vascularized neuroepithelium that consists of coronet cells, cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and supporting cells. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/662 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4115676 GOC:mr http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23820554 ]
Term information
seasonal receptor[PMID:23820554]
response to photoperiodic signals[PMID:23820554]
Although its function remains hypothetical, it may contain sensory receptors for depth chemical detection. Other probable functions are osmoregulation ionic transport skeletal growth and tooth regeneration, although other homeostatic functions are not excluded
Term relations
- circumventricular organ
- part of some hypothalamus
- in taxon some Gnathostomata
- has part some coronet cell
- in taxon some (not Tetrapoda)