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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.


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Facts about DiencephalonRDF feed
AbbrevDiE  +
Created15 July 2006  +
CurationStatusuncurated  +
DefinitionPart 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 rolePONS reference structure  +
Idbirnlex_1503  +
Is part ofForebrain  +
LabelDiencephalon  +
ModifiedDate13 July 2012  +
NeuronamesLinkhttp://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=271  +
SuperCategoryRegional part of brain  +
SynonymInterbrain  +
UmlscuiC0012144  +