Centromedian nucleus
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In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) in the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally.
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Centromedian nucleus | |
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Part of | Intralaminar thalamic nuclei |
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Latin | nucleus centromedianus thalami |
Acronym(s) | CM or Cm-Pf |
NeuroNames | 323 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_805 |
TA98 | A14.1.08.618 |
FMA | 62165 |
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In humans, it contains about 2000 neurons per cubic millimetre and has a volume of about 310 cubic millimetres with 664,000 neurons in total.[1]