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subthalamic nucleus

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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[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021763 ]

Term info

Label

subthalamic nucleus

Synonyms
  • Luys' nucleus
  • body of Forel
  • body of Luys
  • nucleus of Luys
  • nucleus of corpus luysii
  • nucleus subthalamicus
  • subthalamic nucleus (of Luys)
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Basal-ganglia-coronal-sections-large.png

external definition

Lens shaped nucleus lying in the subthalamu[NLXANAT:1010002]s

has related synonym

Luy's body, Luys' body, corpus Luysi, subthalamic nucleus of Luys, corpus subthalamicum

id

UBERON:0001906