Term Name:	preoptic area
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.
Appears at:	Unknown
Evident until:	Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000470]

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