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Abstract
Region of midbrain tectum located posterior to the THALAMUS and anterior to the SUPERIOR COLLICULUS.
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19 entry terms
- Pretectal Area
- Pretectum
- Area, Pretectal
- Areas, Pretectal
- Pretectal Areas
- Pretectal Regions
- Pretectums
- Region, Pretectal
- Regions, Pretectal
- Nucleus of the Optic Tract
- Nucleus of the Pretectal Area
- Olivary Pretectal Nucleus
- Principal Pretectal Nucleus
- Sublentiform Nucleus
- Nucleus, Olivary Pretectal
- Nucleus, Principal Pretectal
- Nucleus, Sublentiform
- Pretectal Nucleus, Olivary
- Pretectal Nucleus, Principal
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23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
2015
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Previous Indexing
- Mesencephalon (1964-2014)
- Tectum Mesencephali (1964-2014)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pretectal Region. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066250. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066250
- Pretectal Region. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretectal_area
- Pretectal Region. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640536