OBO ID: ZFA:0007003
Term Name: ventro-caudal cluster Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • vcc
  • ventral caudal cluster
  • ventrocaudal cluster
Definition: Early-forming neural cluster of the ventral midbrain. At 16 h, axons of the vcc grow caudally to pioneer the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF), which is part of the larger ventral longitudinal tract (VLT). Later, neurons from this cluster project axons rostrally into the tract of the post-optic commissure (TPOC). (1)
Appears at: Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h)
Evident until: Unknown
References:
  • TAO:0007003
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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