lentiform nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002263

Synonyms

• lenticular nucleus
• nucleus lenticularis
• nucleus lentiformis

Definition

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

References

• BTO:0002250
• EMAPA:18208
• EMAPA:19147
• EV:0100186
• Lentiform:nucleus
• MA:0000896
• NCIT:C32977
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvvyH2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0162342
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1234
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0162342
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279319002

Ontology

Uberon Ontology