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suprachiasmatic nucleus

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* An ovoid densely packed collection of small cells of the anterior hypothalamus lying close to the midline in a shallow impression of the optic chiasm. (MSH) * small group of nerve cell bodies in the supraoptic region of the hypothalamus, just above the optic chiasm; influences rhythmic aspects of hypothalamic functions in many vertebrate species. (CSP). [ ]

Term info

Label

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Synonyms
  • suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002690, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002625, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001934, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002219, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002689, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007626

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/HypothalamicNuclei.PNG

has related synonym

nucleus suprachiasmaticus hypothalami, nucleus suprachiasmaticus, suprachiasmatic nucleus (Spiegel-Zwieg), SCN

id

UBERON:0002034