Preferred Label : posterior nuclear complex of thalamus;
Uberon definition : Part of thalamus comprising ill defined cellular groups in the caudal thalamus at
the meso-diencephalic junction. It is not a homogeneous structure but consists of
several distinct cellular groups, including the suprageniculate and limitans nuclei,
the magnocellular division of the medial geniculate body, portions of the pulvinar
nucleus and an area of mixed cell types intercalated between the ventroposterior nucleus
and the nucleus lateral posterior (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg
97);
Uberon synonym : posterior thalamic nuclear group; posterior complex of thalamus; posterior complex of the thalamus; posterior nuclear complex; caudal thalamic nucleus; nuclei posteriores thalami; posterior nuclear group of thalamus; posterior nucleus of dorsal thalamus; posterior thalamic nucleus;
Uberon related term : parieto-occipital;
Uberon broad term : PNC;
Origin ID : 0002709;
UMLS CUI : C0175298;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
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- part of
Part of thalamus comprising ill defined cellular groups in the caudal thalamus at
the meso-diencephalic junction. It is not a homogeneous structure but consists of
several distinct cellular groups, including the suprageniculate and limitans nuclei,
the magnocellular division of the medial geniculate body, portions of the pulvinar
nucleus and an area of mixed cell types intercalated between the ventroposterior nucleus
and the nucleus lateral posterior (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg
97)
