Preferred Name |
lentiform nucleus |
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Synonyms |
nucleus lentiformis nucleus lenticularis lenticular nucleus |
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Definitions |
The lentiform nucleus or lenticular nucleus comprises the putamen and the globus pallidus within the basal ganglia in some species, e.g., humans, where this set of structures form a large, cone-shaped mass of gray matter just lateral to the internal capsule. The lenticular nucleus can be considered purely a descriptive term, as it is not a nucleus in the classic sense. The putamen is cytoarchitecturally and hodologically distinct from the globus pallidus. Swanson ([Swanson, 2003](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12724158))refers to the lentiform nucleus as "an arbitrary grouping of adjacent structures". 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]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002263 |
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database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C32977 EMAPA:18208 UMLS:C0162342 Wikipedia:Lentiform_nucleus SCTID:279319002 neuronames:1234 EMAPA:19147 BTO:0002250 EV:0100186 FMA:77615 MA:0000896 |
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definition |
The lentiform nucleus or lenticular nucleus comprises the putamen and the globus pallidus within the basal ganglia in some species, e.g., humans, where this set of structures form a large, cone-shaped mass of gray matter just lateral to the internal capsule. The lenticular nucleus can be considered purely a descriptive term, as it is not a nucleus in the classic sense. The putamen is cytoarchitecturally and hodologically distinct from the globus pallidus. Swanson ([Swanson, 2003](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12724158))refers to the lentiform nucleus as "an arbitrary grouping of adjacent structures". |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray741.png |
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editor note |
TODO - add parts |
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external_ontology_notes |
the EMAPA class is unclear |
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has exact synonym |
nucleus lentiformis nucleus lenticularis |
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has part | ||
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
nucleus lentiformis lenticular nucleus |
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id |
UBERON:0002263 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
lentiform nucleus |
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notation |
UBERON:0002263 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
lentiform nucleus |
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