loading...| Preferred Name |
Subthalamic Nucleus |
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| Synonyms |
nucleus of corpus luysii body of Forel nucleus subthalamicus Luy's nucleus subthalamic nucleus (of Luys) subthalamic nucleus Subthalamic Nucleus body of Luys nucleus of Luys |
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| Definitions |
The paired, biconvex cluster of neurons located under the thalamus that plays a major role in the motor cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical circuit. The subthalamic nucleus is primary involved in the control of voluntary movement. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12454 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
The subthalamic nucleus is the lens-shaped nucleus located in the ventral part of the subthalamus on the inner aspect of the internal capsule that is concerned with the integration of somatic motor function. |
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| code |
C12454 |
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| Contributing_Source |
UBERON |
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| DEFINITION |
The paired, biconvex cluster of neurons located under the thalamus that plays a major role in the motor cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical circuit. The subthalamic nucleus is primary involved in the control of voluntary movement. |
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| Display_Name |
Subthalamic Nucleus |
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| FULL_SYN |
nucleus of corpus luysii body of Forel nucleus subthalamicus Luy's nucleus subthalamic nucleus (of Luys) subthalamic nucleus Subthalamic Nucleus body of Luys nucleus of Luys |
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| label |
Subthalamic Nucleus |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Subthalamic_Nucleus |
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| Preferred_Name |
Subthalamic Nucleus |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12454 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0152355 |
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| xRef |
UBERON:0001906 |
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