| Name: | hypothalamus |
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| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000032] |
| Name: | neuron differentiation |
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| Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0030182] QuickGO AmiGO |