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lateral geniculate body

Term ID
UBERON:0001926
Synonyms
  • corpus geniculatum externum
  • corpus geniculatum laterale
  • corpus geniculatum laterales
  • corpus geniculatus lateralis
  • external geniculate body
  • lateral geniculate complex
  • lateral geniculate nucleus
  • LGB
  • LGN
  • nucleus corporis geniculati lateralis
  • nucleus geniculatus lateralis
Definition
the group of neurons that serve as the primary processor of visual information received from the retina via the optic tract and send processed information to the visual cortex of the occipital lobe 0-683-40008-8
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