Preferred Label : nucleus of cerebellar nuclear complex;
Uberon definition : Four accumulations of gray substance embedded in the white substance of the cerebellum,
comprising the nucleus dentatus, nucleus emboliformis, nucleus globosus, and nucleus
fastigii.;
Uberon synonym : deep cerebellar nucleus; cerebellar nucleus;
Uberon Taxon 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.[BgeeDb][ISBN:0471888893];
Origin ID : 0008995;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- contributes to morphology of
- part of
Four accumulations of gray substance embedded in the white substance of the cerebellum,
comprising the nucleus dentatus, nucleus emboliformis, nucleus globosus, and nucleus
fastigii.
