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forebrain The part of the brain that consists of the diencephalon and cerebrum.
fossil 1. The remains or traces of prehistoric life preserved in rocks of the Earth's crust. 2. Any evidence of past life.

 


forebrain (also known as the prosencephalon)
midbrain (mesencephalon)
hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
The brain receives nerve impulses from ...

The Forebrain
The forebrain consists of the diencephalon and cerebrum. The thalamus and hypothalamus are the parts of the diencephalon. The thalamus acts as a switching center for nerve messages.

forebrain The forebrain consists of the diencephalon and telencephalon.
fore reef The outer part of a barrier reefor atoll.

the part of the forebrain containing centers of the autonomic nervous system
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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"Effects of oxidants and glutamate receptor activation on mitochondrial membrane potential in rat forebrain neurons". J Neurochem. 71 (6): 2392-400. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71062392.x. PMID 9832137.

"The eyes begin to develop as a pair of diverticula from the lateral aspects of the forebrain.

Holoprosencephaly is probably the most common birth defect of the developing forebrain. It's a complicated word.

In the forebrain regions in the anterior regions, the neuroepithelium needs to be divided into two halves, of which the eye is actually an extension.

anencephaly - [no brain] condition of forebrain degeneration caused by failure of anterior neuropore closure and consequent prolonged contact of the forebrain with amniotic fluid.

The ventral part of the vertebrate forebrain; functions in maintaining homeostasis, especially in coordinating the endocrine and nervous systems; secretes hormones of the posterior pituitary and releasing factors, ...

[Gr. epi - on, upon; Gr. physis - growth]. An evagination of the prosencephalon (forebrain) which later forms the pineal gland.

It would be of - tremendous value to be able to search for all genes known to be expressed only in the liver or in the forebrain or in early gestation, and so on. This kind of data can be acquired systematically in different ways." ...

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