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Corpus Striatum  

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Entry terms

  • Lenticular Nucleus
  • Nucleus, Lenticular

Note

  • do not confuse with STRIATE CORTEX see VISUAL CORTEX or with VENTRAL STRIATUM

Scope note

  • Striped GRAY MATTER and WHITE MATTER consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the THALAMUS in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The WHITE MATTER is the INTERNAL CAPSULE.

History note

  • 74(72); LENTICULAR NUCLEUS was see under CORPUS STRIATUM 1974-78; was see under GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-73

In other languages

  • aivojuovio

    Finnish

  • corpus striatum
  • kornealsår ringformigt
  • Mooren haavuma
  • Moorens ulcus
  • sarveiskalvon keskiosan haavauma
  • ulcus corneae NAS
  • ulcus Mooren
  • Corpus striatum

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003342

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