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Preferred term

Posterior Thalamic Nuclei  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied cells lying caudal to the VENTRAL POSTEROLATERAL NUCLEUS, medial to the rostral part of the PULVINAR, and dorsal to the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY. It contains the limitans, posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Posterior Nuclear Complex
  • Posterior Thalamic Nuclear Group

In other languages

  • French

  • Groupe nucléaire postérieur du thalamus
  • Noyaux dorsaux du thalamus
  • Noyaux dorsaux thalamiques
  • Noyaux postérieurs thalamiques
  • Noyaux thalamiques postérieurs

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PX1DN7KV-W

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