Term: hypothalamus neurogenesis
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Name: hypothalamus
Synonyms:
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: neurogenesis
Synonyms: nervous system cell generation, neural cell differentiation
Definition: Generation of cells within the nervous system.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0022008]    QuickGO    AmiGO