emboliform nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002602

Synonyms

• cerebellar emboliform nucleus
• cerebellum emboliform nucleus
• embolus
• lateral interpositus (emboliform) nucleus
• lateral interpositus nucleus
• nucleus emboliformis
• nucleus emboliformis cerebelli
• nucleus interpositus anterior cerebelli

Definition

the small wedge shaped nucleus interposed between the dentate and fastigial nuclei; it receives axons from Purkinje cells of the intermediate area of the cerebral hemispheres and most of its efferent connections travel via the superior cerebellar peduncle 0-683-40008-8

References

• BAMS:AInt
• BAMS:Emb
• BTO:0003837
• DHBA:12401
• DMBA:16930
• Emboliform:nucleus
• HBA:12947
• UMLS:C0175488
• birnlex:1135
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=688
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175488
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279222003

Ontology

Uberon Ontology