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supraoptic nucleus

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The supraoptic nucleus (SON) is a nucleus of magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus of the mammalian brain. The nucleus is situated at the base of the brain, adjacent to the optic chiasm. [WP,unvetted]. [ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3474225&group_id=76834&atid=1205376 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraoptic_nucleus ]

Term info

Label

supraoptic nucleus

Synonyms
  • nucleus supraopticus
  • supra-optic nucleus
  • supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
nucleus tangentialis (Riley) [ NeuroNames : 385 ]

abbreviation
SO [ NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource BIRNLEX : 1411 ]

latin term
nucleus supraopticus hypothalami [ NeuroNames : 385 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/SONss.jpg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/SONss.jpg/200px-SONss.jpg

has related synonym

nucleus tangentialis (Riley), supraoptic nucleus proper (Lenhossek), nucleus supraopticus, nucleus supraopticus hypothalami, supraoptic nucleus, proper, supraoptic nucleus, general

id

UBERON:0001929