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centromedian nucleus of thalamus

Term ID
UBERON:0002972
Synonyms
  • centromedial thalamic nucleus
  • centrum medianum
  • centrum medianum thalami
  • CMn
  • noyau centre median of Luys
  • nucleus centralis centralis
  • nucleus centralis thalami (Hassler)
  • nucleus centri mediani thalami
  • nucleus centromedianus
  • nucleus centromedianus thalami
  • nucleus centrum medianum
Definition
In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar nucleus (ILN) of the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally. It contains about 2000 neurons per cubic millimetre and has a volume of about 310 cubic millimetres with 664,000 neurons in total. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centromedian_nucleus
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