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accessory olfactory bulb

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UBERON:0004069
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_bulb#Accessory_olfactory_bulb
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