The gray matter nuclei located in the center of the cerebellum, embedded in the white matter, which receive inhibitory (GABAergic) inputs from Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex and excitatory (glutamatergic) inputs from mossy fiber pathways; all output fibers of the cerebellum originate from the these nuclei[MP]. [ MP:0009979 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_cerebellar_nuclei ]
Synonyms: roof nuclei-2 nuclei cerebelli intrinsic nuclei of cerebellum cerebellar nuclei deep cerebellar nuclear complex central nuclei deep cerebellar nuclei intracerebellar nuclei
Term information
- EV:0100299
- MESH:D002529
- Wikipedia:Deep_cerebellar_nuclei
- MBA:519
- HBA:4780
- BAMS:CBN
- BIRNLEX:1568
- BAMS:DNC
- BAMS:DCb
- BAMS:CBn
- DHBA:10660
- GAID:599
- FMA:72249
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas