Term Name: rostral octaval nucleus
Synonyms: anterior octaval nucleus, nucleus octavus anterior
Definition: Octaval sensory nucleus located rostral to the magnocellular octaval nucleus and arches dorsally around the descending trigeminal root. Receives some vestibular information and is part of the vestibulo-ocular reflex circuitry and projects to abducens and oculomotor nuclei and descends to the spinal cord. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000274]

Relationships
is a type of: octaval nerve sensory nucleus

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