Preferred Label : dentate nucleus;
Uberon definition : the largest and most lateral of the deep cerebellum nuclei; it receives axons of Purkinje
cells in the lateral cerebellar hemisphere (neocerebellum) and receives its afferents
from the premotor cortex and the supplementary motor cortex through the pontocerebellar
system, and its efferents project through the superior cerebellar peduncle and is
a major source of its fibers;
Uberon synonym : lateral nucleus of cerebellum; lateral cerebellar nucleus; dentate cerebellar nucleus;
Uberon related term : dentatothalamocortical fibers; dentate nucleus; dentate nucleus (Vicq d'Azyr);
Uberon Homology note : One or more deep cerebellar nuclei appear in agnathans, sharks, ropefishes, lungfishes,
Latimeria, and amphibians. Reptiles have two nuclei (a medial and a lateral), and
birds and mammals have three nuclei (a medial, a lateral, and an interposed nucleus).
The medial nucleus of mammals is known as the fastigial nucleus, and the lateral nucleus
is known as the dentate nucleus.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002132;
UMLS CUI : C0086120;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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the largest and most lateral of the deep cerebellum nuclei; it receives axons of Purkinje
cells in the lateral cerebellar hemisphere (neocerebellum) and receives its afferents
from the premotor cortex and the supplementary motor cortex through the pontocerebellar
system, and its efferents project through the superior cerebellar peduncle and is
a major source of its fibers
