lentiform nucleus
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002263
The lentiform nucleus or lenticular nucleus comprises the putamen and the globus pallidus within the basal ganglia. It is a large, cone-shaped mass of gray matter just lateral to the internal capsule. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentiform_nucleus ]
Synonyms: nucleus lenticularis, nucleus lentiformis
Term info
- UMLS:C0162342 (ncithesaurus:Lenticular_Nucleus)
- Wikipedia:Lentiform_nucleus
- neuronames:1234
- MA:0000896
- FMA:77615
- EMAPA:18208
- EV:0100186
- EMAPA:19147
- BTO:0002250
- NCIT:C32977
- SCTID:279319002
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the EMAPA class is unclear
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray741.png
TODO - add parts
lenticular nucleus, nucleus lentiformis
uberon
UBERON:0002263
Lentiform nucleus
Term relations
- telencephalic nucleus
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- part of some ventral striatum
- has part some putamen
- has part some globus pallidus