Anatomy

Lateral Thalamic Nuclei

A narrow strip of cell groups on the dorsomedial surface of the thalamus. It includes the lateral dorsal nucleus, lateral posterior nucleus, and the PULVINAR.

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A narrow strip of cell groups on the dorsomedial surface of the thalamus. It includes the lateral dorsal nucleus, lateral posterior nucleus, and the PULVINAR.

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  • Lateral Nuclear Group
  • Lateral Nucleus Of Thalamus
  • Nuclear Group, Lateral
  • Nuclei, Lateral Thalamic
  • Nucleus, Lateral Thalamic
  • Thalamic Nuclei, Lateral
  • Lateral Dorsal Nucleus
  • Lateral Dorsal Thalamic Nucleus
  • Lateral Posterior Nucleus
  • Lateral Posterior Nucleus Of The Thalamus
  • Lateral Posterior Thalamic Nucleus
  • Laterodorsal Thalamic Nucleus
  • Nucleus Lateralis Posterior
  • Lateralis Posterior, Nucleus
  • Lateralis Posteriors, Nucleus
  • Nucleus Lateralis Posteriors
  • Nucleus, Lateral Dorsal
  • Nucleus, Lateral Posterior
  • Nucleus, Laterodorsal Thalamic
  • Posterior, Nucleus Lateralis
  • Posteriors, Nucleus Lateralis
  • Thalamic Nucleus, Laterodorsal

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2000

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  • Thalamic Nuclei (1971-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lateral Thalamic Nuclei. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020647. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020647
  2. Lateral Thalamic Nuclei. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_nuclear_group
  3. Lateral Thalamic Nuclei. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9086330