| Term: | diencephalon homovanillic acid |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | diencephalon |
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| Definition: | The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101] |
| Name: | homovanillic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid, 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid, 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetate, 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzeneacetic acid, Homovanillic acid, HVA, Vanillacetic acid |
| Definition: | A monocarboxylic acid that is the 3-O-methyl ether of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid. It is a catecholamine metabolite. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:545959] ( EBI ) |