The supraoptic nucleus (SON) is a nucleus of magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus of the mammalian brain. The nucleus is situated at the base of the brain, adjacent to the optic chiasm. [WP,unvetted]. [ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3474225&group_id=76834&atid=1205376 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraoptic_nucleus ]
Synonyms: nucleus supraopticus supra-optic nucleus supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus
Term information
- EV:0100227
- BAMS:SON
- SCTID:369130007
- EFO:0002476
- EMAPA:35843
- FMA:62317
- BM:Die-Hy-SON
- GAID:646
- DMBA:15633
- Wikipedia:Supraoptic_nucleus
- BIRNLEX:1411
- BTO:0002697
- UMLS:C0038869 (BIRNLEX:1411)
- neuronames:385 (BIRNLEX:1411)
- DHBA:10481
- BAMS:SO
- MBA:390
- MESH:D013495
- HBA:12907
- MA:0000849
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/SONss.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/SONss.jpg/200px-SONss.jpg
nucleus tangentialis (Riley)
supraoptic nucleus proper (Lenhossek)
nucleus supraopticus
nucleus supraopticus hypothalami
supraoptic nucleus, proper
supraoptic nucleus, general
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001932
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001930
Term relations
- hypothalamic nucleus
- capable of some vasopressin secretion
- only in taxon some Mammalia
- part of some periventricular zone of hypothalamus
- contributes to morphology of some hypothalamus
- part of some anterior hypothalamic region