Term: epithalamus left/right pattern formation
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Name: epithalamus
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Definition: Brain structure which is part of the diencephalon and consists of the dorsal and ventral nuclei of the habenula, and two dorsal outgrowths, the epiphysis and the saccus dorsalis. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000509]
Name: left/right pattern formation
Synonyms:
Definition: The pattern specification process that results in the subdivision of the left/right axis in space to define an area or volume in which specific patterns of cell differentiation will take place or in which cells interpret a specific environment.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060972]    QuickGO    AmiGO