Preferred Label : thalamic reticular nucleus;
Uberon definition : The thalamic reticular nucleus is part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule
around the thalamus laterally. It is separated from the thalamus by the external medullary
lamina. Reticular cells are GABAergic, and have discoid dendritic arbors in the plane
of the nucleus. Thalamic Reticular Nucleus is variously abbreviated TRN, RTN, NRT,
and RT. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : reticular thalamic nucleus; reticular nucleus-2; reticular nucleus of thalamus; reticular nucleus of the thalamus; reticular nuclear group;
Uberon related term : reticular nucleus thalamus (Arnold);
Origin ID : 0001903;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- adjacent to
The thalamic reticular nucleus is part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule
around the thalamus laterally. It is separated from the thalamus by the external medullary
lamina. Reticular cells are GABAergic, and have discoid dendritic arbors in the plane
of the nucleus. Thalamic Reticular Nucleus is variously abbreviated TRN, RTN, NRT,
and RT. [WP,unvetted].
