Term Name: | ventral posterolateral nucleus |
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Synonyms: | nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis thalami posterior lateralis, posterolateral ventral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterior lateral nucleus, ventral posterior lateral nucleus of dorsal thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus principal part, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, general, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, principal part, ventroposterior lateral thalamic nucleus, ventroposterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, VPL |
Definition: | The ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) is a nucleus of the thalamus. Together with the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) it constitutes the ventral posterior nucleus. [WP,unvetted]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002942] |