suprachiasmatic nucleus
* 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
suprachiasmatic nucleus
- suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus
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SCh, SCN
uberon
nucleus suprachiasmaticus hypothalami, nucleus suprachiasmaticus, suprachiasmatic nucleus (Spiegel-Zwieg), SCN
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