peripeduncular nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002144

Synonyms

• nucleus peripeduncularis
• nucleus peripeduncularis thalami
• PPd

Definition

A group of neuron cell bodies that form a thin, caplike configuration over the dorsolateral aspect of the crus cerebri; many of its cells are acetylcholinesterase positive. http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=61630

References

• BAMS:PP
• BAMS:PPd
• BM:MB-PPN
• DHBA:12285
• DMBA:16342
• HBA:9050
• MA:0000875
• MBA:1044
• UMLS:C0152368
• birnlex:1474
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=520
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152368
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/25949000

Ontology

Uberon Ontology