ventral tegmental nucleus

Preferred Label : ventral tegmental nucleus;

Uberon definition : A nucleus of brain that is part of a ventral tegmental area.;

Uberon synonym : ventral raphe tegmental nucleus; ventral tegmental nucleus of Gudden; ventral tegmental nucleus (gudden); ventral tegmental nuclei; deep tegmental nucleus of Gudden;

Uberon related term : nucleus tegmentales anteriores; anterior tegmental nucleus; anterior tegmental nuclei; rostral tegmental nucleus; nucleus tegmentalis anterior; nucleus of Gudden;

Uberon broad term : VTg;

Uberon Location note : this is part of pons and brainstem in MA, but this leads to an inconsistency with ABA. We err on the side of safety, and exclude the relationship to the pons here.;

Details

Origin ID

0002438;

UMLS CUI

C0175394;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ventral Tegmental Nucleus [MeSH concept]
- Ventral tegmental nucleus [FMA entity]
- tegmentum mesencephali [MeSH Descriptor]
- ventral tegmental nucleus [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ventral Tegmental Nucleus [MeSH concept]
- Ventral tegmental nucleus [FMA entity]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire ventral tegmental nuclei of midbrain (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ventral tegmental nucleus [FMA entity]
part of
- midbrain tegmentum [UBERON concept]

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