The group of neurons that serve as the primary processor of visual information received from the retina via the optic tract and send processed information to the visual cortex of the occipital lobe. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0004165 ]
Synonyms: lateral geniculate complex corpus geniculatum laterales lateral geniculate nucleus nucleus geniculatus lateralis
Term information
- BTO:0004367
- FMA:62209
- SCTID:362377006
- UMLS:C0086526 (ncithesaurus:External_Geniculate_Body)
- BAMS:LG
- EMAPA:35478
- EV:0100219
- neuronames:352 (BIRNLEX:1662)
- BIRNLEX:1662
- EFO:0001988
- MA:0000869
- DHBA:10429
- NCIT:C32556
- PBA:128013070
- BAMS:C.gl.
- BTO:0004366
- Wikipedia:Lateral_geniculate_body
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
BTO has distinct classes for body and nucleus, but other sources treat as identical
corpus geniculatus lateralis
nucleus corporis geniculati lateralis
LGB
external geniculate body
corpus geniculatum laterale
corpus geniculatum externum
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_117569