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caudate nucleus
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001873
Subcortical nucleus of telecephalic origin consisting of an elongated gray mass lying lateral to and bordering the lateral ventricle. It is divided into a head, body and tail in some species. [ ]
Term info
Label
caudate nucleus
Synonyms
- caudatus
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Telencephalon-Horiconatal.jpg
external definition
Nucleus of brain which is an elongated crescent-shaped mass lying parallel and adjacent to the lateral ventricle throughout its extent[FMA:61833].
has alternative id
UBERON:0010122
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
nucleus caudatus, Ammon horn fields, caudatum
id
UBERON:0001873
Term relations
Subclass of:
- telencephalic nucleus
- contributes to morphology of some caudate-putamen
- part of some caudate-putamen
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