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subfornical organ
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Group of neurons situated on the ventral surface of the fornix at the level of the foramen of Monro in the third ventricle (adapted from Wikipedia via NIF). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subfornical_organ ]
Term info
Label
subfornical organ
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Gray715.png
function notes
induces drinking behavior after stimulation with angiotensin II[MESH].
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
organum subfornicale
id
UBERON:0002219