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Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian
Tree Number(s)
A13.686
Unique ID
D009899
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009899
Annotation
OPTIC LOBE, MAMMALIAN see SUPERIOR COLLICULI is also available
Scope Note
In invertebrate zoology, a lateral lobe of the FOREBRAIN in certain ARTHROPODS. In vertebrate zoology, either of the corpora bigemina of non-mammalian VERTEBRATES. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1329)
Entry Term(s)
Corpora Bigemina
Optic Lobe, Non-Mammalian
Public MeSH Note
2008; see OPTIC LOBE 1970-2007
History Note
2008(1964)
Date Introduced
1970/01/01
Last Updated
2014/06/13
Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian Preferred
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