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Preferred term

Pulvinar  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Large mass of nuclei forming the most caudal portion of the THALAMUS and overhanging the GENICULATE BODIES and the dorsolateral surface of the MIDBRAIN. It is divided into four parts: the lateral, medial, inferior, and oral pulvinar nuclei.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Nucleus Pulvinaris
  • Pulvinar Nucleus
  • Pulvinar Thalami
  • Pulvinar Thalamus

In other languages

  • French

  • Commissure grise
  • Noyaux du pulvinar

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LFHVDTX8-3

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