Term Name: | accessory olfactory bulb |
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Synonyms: | accessory (vomeronasal) bulb, accessory olfactory formation, olfactory bulb accessory nucleus |
Definition: | The forebrain region that coordinates sensory signaling arising from the vomeronasal organ; it is located on the dorsal-posterior portion of the main olfactory bulb, and the axons that leave the accessory olfactory bulb project to targets in the amygdala and hypothalamus |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004069] |