Preferred Label : posterior thalamic nuclei;
MeSH definition : A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied
cells lying caudal to the VENTRAL POSTEROLATERAL NUCLEUS, medial to the rostral part
of the PULVINAR, and dorsal to the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY. It contains the limitans,
posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.;
MeSH synonym : complices, posterior nuclear; nuclear complices, posterior; posterior thalamic nuclear group; nuclei, posterior thalamic; posterior thalamic nucleus; thalamic nuclei, posterior; thalamic nucleus, posterior; posterior nuclear complex; nuclear complex, posterior; posterior nuclear complices;
MeSH hyponym : limitans nucleus; posterior nucleus of thalamus; submedial nucleus; suprageniculate thalamic nucleus; Nucleus, Suprageniculate Thalamic; Thalamic Nucleus, Suprageniculate; Supergeniculate Nucleus; Nucleus, Supergeniculate; Nucleus, Submedial; Nucleus, Limitans; Nucleus Limitans; Limitan, Nucleus; Limitans, Nucleus; Nucleus Limitan; Thalamus Posterior Nucleus;
Origin ID : D020656;
UMLS CUI : C0175298;
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A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied
cells lying caudal to the VENTRAL POSTEROLATERAL NUCLEUS, medial to the rostral part
of the PULVINAR, and dorsal to the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY. It contains the limitans,
posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.