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A transition zone in the anterior part of the diencephalon interposed between the thalamus, hypothalamus, and tegmentum of the mesencephalon. Components of the subthalamus include the SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, zona incerta, nucleus of field H, and the nucleus of ansa lenticularis. The latter contains the ENTOPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS.
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- Fasciculus Thalamicus
- Field H1 of Forel
- Forel's Field H1
- Forel's Field H2
- Lenticular Fasciculus
- Nucleus Campi Foreli
- Nucleus of Ansa Lenticularis
- Nucleus of Field H
- Thalamic Fasciculus
- Ansa Lenticularis Nucleus
- Campi Foreli, Nucleus
- Campi Forelus, Nucleus
- Fasciculus, Lenticular
- Fasciculus, Thalamic
- Field H Nucleus
- Field H1, Forel's
- Field H2, Forel's
- Forel Field H1
- Forel Field H2
- Foreli, Nucleus Campi
- Forels Field H1
- Forels Field H2
- Forelus, Nucleus Campi
- Nucleus Campi Forelus
- Thalamicus, Fasciculus
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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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- Diencephalon (1967-1981)
- Thalamus (1981-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Subthalamus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020530. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020530
- Subthalamus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subthalamus
- Subthalamus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066549