Term Name: lateral nuclear group of thalamus
Synonyms: lateral group of nuclei, lateral group of the dorsal thalamus, lateral nuclear group of dorsal thalamus, lateral thalamic group, lateral thalamic nuclear group, lateral thalamic nuclear region, lateral thalamic nucleus, LNG, nuclei laterales thalami, nucleus lateralis thalami
Definition: The lateral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the lateral side of the thalamus. According to MeSH, it consists of the following: lateral dorsal nucleus lateral posterior nucleus pulvinar [WP,unvetted].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002736]

Relationships
is part of: dorsal thalamus
has parts: lateral dorsal nucleus lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus pulvinar nucleus
is a type of: neural nucleus nucleus of dorsal thalamus
disjoint_from: medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus