Term Name: valvula cerebelli
Synonyms: valvula, valvula cerebellum
Definition: Brain structure which is caudally attached to the rostral medulla oblongata and extends into the tectal ventricle. The valvula cerebelli consists of a granular and a molecular layer along with aggregations of large Purkinje and eurydendroid cells and is uniquely present in ray-finned fishes. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000603]

Relationships
is part of: cerebellum
has parts: climbing fiber eurydendroid cell granular layer valvula cerebelli lateral valvula cerebelli medial valvula cerebelli molecular layer valvula cerebelli mossy fiber Purkinje cell layer valvula cerebelli
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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