Anatomy
septal nuclei
sep·tal nu·cle·i
Subclass of:
Septum of Brain
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Neural nuclei situated in the septal region. They have afferent and cholinergic efferent connections with a variety of FOREBRAIN and BRAIN STEM areas including the HIPPOCAMPAL FORMATION, the LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS, the tegmentum, and the AMYGDALA. Included are the dorsal, lateral, medial, and triangular septal nuclei, septofimbrial nucleus, nucleus of diagonal band, nucleus of anterior commissure, and the nucleus of stria terminalis.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(septal nuclear complex) Subdivision of the septum which contains the dorsal septal nucleus, the lateral septal nucleus, medial septal nucleus, triangular septal nucleus, septofimbrial nucleus, nucleus of diagonal band, nucleus of anterior commissure and nucleus of stria terminalis.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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