accessory olfactory bulb

accessory olfactory bulb

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004069

The forebrain region that coordinates sensory signaling arising from the vomeronasal organ; it is located on the dorsal-posterior portion of the main olfactory bulb, and the axons that leave the accessory olfactory bulb project to targets in the amygdala and hypothalamus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_bulb#Accessory_olfactory_bulb MP:0009945 ]

Synonyms: olfactory bulb accessory nucleus accessory (vomeronasal) bulb

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BAMS:AOB
DMBA:15957
EMAPA:35106
BAMS:AOLB
MA:0000966
MBA:151
NLX:53
NLXANAT:20090453
BTO:0004797
neuronames:1565
Wikipedia:Olfactory_bulb#Accessory_olfactory_bulb

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Projection notes: Site of termination of vomeronasal nerve; projects to: other parts of pallial amygdala, medial amygdala, subpallial nucleus (Butler and Hodos)

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NLXANAT:20090453 appears to be retired

has related synonym

accessory olfactory formation

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UBERON:0004069

mutually spatially disjoint with

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002590

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002266

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002893

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regional part of brain
part of some olfactory bulb
extends_fibers_into some vomeronasal nerve
contributes to morphology of some olfactory lobe