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Abstract
Large mass of nuclei forming the most caudal portion of the THALAMUS and overhanging the GENICULATE BODIES and the dorsolateral surface of the MIDBRAIN. It is divided into four parts: the lateral, medial, inferior, and oral pulvinar nuclei.
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- Nucleus Pulvinaris
- Pulvinar Nucleus
- Pulvinar Thalami
- Pulvinar Thalamus
- Nucleus Pulvinari
- Nucleus, Pulvinar
- Pulvinari, Nucleus
- Pulvinaris, Nucleus
- Pulvinars
- Thalami, Pulvinar
- Thalamus, Pulvinar
- Anterior Pulvinar Nucleus
- Inferior Pulvinar Nucleus
- Lateral Pulvinar Nucleus
- Medial Pulvinar Nucleus
- Oral Pulvinar Nucleus
- Nucleus, Anterior Pulvinar
- Nucleus, Inferior Pulvinar
- Nucleus, Lateral Pulvinar
- Nucleus, Medial Pulvinar
- Nucleus, Oral Pulvinar
- Pulvinar Nucleus, Anterior
- Pulvinar Nucleus, Inferior
- Pulvinar Nucleus, Lateral
- Pulvinar Nucleus, Medial
- Pulvinar Nucleus, Oral
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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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History Note
2000
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Previous Indexing
- Thalamic Nuclei (1971-1999)
- Thalamus (1965-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pulvinar. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020649. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020649
- Pulvinar. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulvinar_nuclei
- Pulvinar. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429000