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Diencephalon
| Name: | Diencephalon |
| Description: | Part of the brain consisting of the paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the Thalamus; Hypothalamus; Epithalamus; and Subthalamus are derived.(MeSH) |
| Synonym(s): | Interbrain |
| Is part of: | Forebrain |
| Has role: | PONS reference structure |
| Abbreviation: | DiE |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1503 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 271 |
Neurons in Diencephalon
Hypothalamus oxytocin neuroendocrine magnocellular cell, Hypothalamus oxytocin releasing neuroendocrine magnocellular neuron, Hypothalamus vasopressin neuroendocrine magnocellular neuron, Neuroendocrine motor magnocellular neurosecretory cell, Subthalamic nucleus principal cell, Thalamus geniculate nucleus (lateral) interneuron, Thalamus geniculate nucleus (lateral) principal neuron, Thalamus geniculate nucleus (medial) interneuron, Thalamus reticular nucleus cell, Thalamus ventroposterior nucleus interneuron, Thalamus ventroposterior nucleus principal neuron, Tuberomammillary nucleus large histamine neuron, Tuberomammillary nucleus medium histamine neuron are neurons that can be found in Diencephalon or its parts.
Axons in Diencephalon
Colliculus Inferior GABAergic Principal Cell, Colliculus inferior principal cell, Neocortex primary motor area pyramidal layer 5 corticospinal cell, Neocortex primary motor area pyramidal layer 6 cell, Olfactory cortex multipolar cell, Retina ganglion cell are neurons or parts of neurons whose axons can be found in Diencephalon or its parts.
Parts of Diencephalon
Inferred outgoing projections for Diencephalon
The following brain regions receive axons from Diencephalon: Anterior lobe of pituitary of PHT00, Central amygdaloid nucleus, Dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body, Fastigial nucleus, Globus pallidus internal segment, Lateral mammillary nucleus, Mammillary body, Medial mammillary nucleus, Parafascicular nucleus, Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus, Postsubiculum. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
Inferred incoming projections for Diencephalon
The following brain regions send axons into Diencephalon: Fastigial nucleus, Globus pallidus internal segment, Inferior colliculus, Interpositus Nucleus, Lateral mammillary nucleus, Medial mammillary nucleus, Medial parabrachial nucleus, Neocortex, Optic chiasm, Perirhinal cortex of primate of Burwell et al 1995, Postsubiculum, Primary motor cortex, Retina, Rexed lamina V, Rexed lamina X, Ventral pallidum, Ventral tegmental area. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
| Abbrev | DiE + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Part of the brain consisting of the paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the Thalamus; Hypothalamus; Epithalamus; and Subthalamus are derived.(MeSH) |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | PONS reference structure + |
| Id | birnlex_1503 + |
| Is part of | Forebrain + |
| Label | Diencephalon + |
| ModifiedDate | 13 July 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=271 + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | Interbrain + |
| Umlscui | C0012144 + |




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