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lentiform nucleus
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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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentiform_nucleus ]
Term info
Label
lentiform nucleus
Synonyms
- nucleus lenticularis
- nucleus lentiformis
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray741.png
editor note
TODO - add parts
external ontology notes
the EMAPA class is unclear
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
lenticular nucleus, nucleus lentiformis
id
UBERON:0002263
Term relations
Subclass of:
- telencephalic nucleus
- has_part some globus pallidus
- part of some ventral striatum
- has_part some putamen