Term Name: anterior nuclear group
Synonyms: ANG, anterior group of thalamus, anterior group of the dorsal thalamus, anterior nuclear group of the thalamus, anterior thalamic group, anterior thalamic nuclear group, anterior thalamic nucleus, anterior thalamus, dorsal thalamus anterior division, nuclei anterior thalami, nuclei anteriores (thalami), nuclei anteriores thalami, nuclei thalamicus anterior, nucleus anterior thalami, nucleus thalamicus anterior, rostral thalamic nucleus
Definition: Mostly gray regional part of anterior thalamic region, consisting of the anterior medial, anterior dorsal and anterior lateral thalamic nuclei in primates. In rodents, it consists of anterior medial and anterior ventral divisions, with several subdivisions of each, according to Paxinos (MM: 2006-10-26)
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002788]

Relationships
is part of: dorsal thalamus
has parts: anterodorsal nucleus of thalamus anteromedial nucleus of thalamus anteroventral nucleus of thalamus interanterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus
is a type of: nucleus of dorsal thalamus
disjoint_from: posterior nucleus of thalamus
inverse disjoint_from: posterior nuclear complex of thalamus