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Abstract
A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied cells lying caudal to the VENTRAL POSTEROLATERAL NUCLEUS, medial to the rostral part of the PULVINAR, and dorsal to the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY. It contains the limitans, posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.
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- Posterior Nuclear Complex
- Posterior Thalamic Nuclear Group
- Complices, Posterior Nuclear
- Nuclear Complex, Posterior
- Nuclear Complices, Posterior
- Nuclei, Posterior Thalamic
- Posterior Nuclear Complices
- Posterior Thalamic Nucleus
- Thalamic Nuclei, Posterior
- Thalamic Nucleus, Posterior
- Limitans Nucleus
- Nucleus Limitans
- Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus
- Submedial Nucleus
- Supergeniculate Nucleus
- Suprageniculate Thalamic Nucleus
- Limitan, Nucleus
- Limitans, Nucleus
- Nucleus Limitan
- Nucleus, Limitans
- Nucleus, Submedial
- Nucleus, Supergeniculate
- Nucleus, Suprageniculate Thalamic
- Thalamic Nucleus, Suprageniculate
- Thalamus Posterior Nucleus
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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 (1973-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Posterior Thalamic Nuclei. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020656
- Posterior Thalamic Nuclei. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70079949