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nucleus of optic tract

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Predominantly gray matter structure consisting of large multipoloar cells lying aong axons of the brachium of the superior colliculus, lyaing adjaent to the dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic system. In several species, cells of this nucleus receive input from the contralateral retina (Sefton and Dreher in Paxinos, G. The rat nervous system, 1995, pg. 862). [ BIRNLEX:868 ]

Synonyms: nucleus of the optic tract, large-celled nucleus of optic tract, optic tract nucleus, lentiform nucleus of pretectal area

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database cross reference
  • BAMS:NOT
  • BAMS:OTN
  • UMLS:C0175356 (BIRNLEX:868)
  • neuronames:470 (BIRNLEX:868)
  • MBA:628
  • FMA:72403
  • BIRNLEX:868
  • HBA:9080
RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006848, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002565, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002711

has related synonym

nucleus magnocellularis tractus optici, nucleus tractus optici

id

UBERON:0002996

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Nucleus of optic tract