Term Name: | saccus vasculosus |
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Definition: | a circumventricular organ of the hypothalamus of many jawed fishes, protruding from the caudal infundibular wall. It is a vascularized neuroepithelium that consists of coronet cells, cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and supporting cells. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0034943] |