Term Details for "midbrain development" (GO:0030901) (original) (raw)

Accession

GO:0030901

Name

midbrain development

Ontology

biological_process

Synonyms

mesencephalon development

Alternate IDs

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Definition

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the midbrain over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The midbrain is the middle division of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes a ventral part containing the cerebral peduncles and a dorsal tectum containing the corpora quadrigemina and that surrounds the aqueduct of Sylvius connecting the third and fourth ventricles).Source: PMID:4975589,PMID:4992177

Comment

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History

See term history for GO:0030901 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

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Subset

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