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dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

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The main division of the lateral geniculate body; consists of two magnocellular layers [TA] (strata magnocellularia [TA]) and four parvocellular layers [TA] (strata parvocellularia [TA]) and serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibers from the optic tract and giving rise to the geniculocalcarine radiation to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe. [ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=61422 ]

Synonyms: lateral geniculate nucleus, dorsal part, nucleus dorsalis corporis geniculati lateralis, nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars dorsalis, lateral geniculate complex, dorsal part

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database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0175292 (BIRNLEX:1595)
  • MA:0002775
  • MBA:170
  • HBA:4440
  • BAMS:LGd
  • BM:GLd
  • EMAPA:35290
  • BIRNLEX:1595
  • DMBA:16436
  • PBA:128013074
  • DHBA:10430
  • BAMS:DLG
  • FMA:62214
  • neuronames:353 (BIRNLEX:1595)
RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001927

has related synonym

lateral geniculate nucleus dorsal part, nucleus geniculatus lateralis dorsalis, dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale (Hassler), nucleus corporis geniculati lateralis, pars dorsalis, dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex

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UBERON:0002479

prefLabel

dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, Dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body