Term Name: | mammillary axonal complex |
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Definition: | The mammillary axonal complex is formed by the axons from the lateral, medial mammillary and the dorsal premammillary nuclei which share a branching pattern. Every neuron gives off one axonal stem that bifurcates into 2 branches. One of the branches is directed dorsally to the thalamus and another caudally to the midbrain[GO]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006695] |