BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology

Last uploaded: February 4, 2022
Preferred Name

lateral geniculate body

Synonyms

LGB

corpus geniculatum laterale

corpus geniculatum externum

Definitions

The lateral one of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus; its main (dorsal) subdivision serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibres from the optic tract and giving rise to the geniculocalcarine radiation to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0004367

definition

The lateral one of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus; its main (dorsal) subdivision serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibres from the optic tract and giving rise to the geniculocalcarine radiation to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

has_obo_namespace

BrendaTissueOBO

has_related_synonym

LGB

corpus geniculatum laterale

corpus geniculatum externum

id

BTO:0004367

label

lateral geniculate body

notation

BTO:0004367

prefLabel

lateral geniculate body

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002452

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002452

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