| Term: | diencephalon (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | diencephalon |
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| Definition: | The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101] |
| Name: | (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, 2-(3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ACETIC ACID, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, dopacetic acid, homoprotocatechuic acid |
| Definition: | A dihydroxyphenylacetic acid having the two hydroxy substituents located at the 3- and 4-positions. It is a metabolite of dopamine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:41941] ( EBI ) |