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mammillary peduncle

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White matter bundle in the posterior hypothalamus containing ascending afferent fibers to the mammillary bodies from the ventral and dorsal tegmental nuclei (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 671). [ ]

Term info

Label

mammillary peduncle

Synonyms
  • peduncle of mammillary body
database cross reference
abbreviation
MPE [ BIRNLEX : 1486 NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource ]

latin term
pedunculus corporis mamillaris [ NeuroNames : 425 ]

latin term
pedunculus corporis mammillaris [ NeuroNames : 425 ]

has related synonym

pedunculus corporis mamillaris, mammillary peduncle (Meynert), pedunculus corporis mammillaris

id

UBERON:0002720