| Phenotype: | preoptic area dopaminergic neuron decreased amount, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | preoptic area |
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| Synonyms: | area praeoptica, area preoptica, preoptic region |
| Definition: | Area of the forebrain anterior to the posterior tuberculum and the hypothalamus and ventral to the ventral thalamus. See Figure 7, p. 34 in Atlas of Early Zebrafish Brain Development. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000470] |
| Name: | dopaminergic neuron |
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| Synonyms: | dopaminergic neurons |
| Definition: | A neuron that releases dopamine as a neurotransmitter. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009301] |
| Name: | decreased amount |
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| Synonyms: | decreased, decreased number, present in fewer numbers in organism, reduced, subnumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively low. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001997] |