OntologiesefoclassesUBERON:0002034   
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suprachiasmatic nucleusImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002034

* An ovoid densely packed collection of small cells of the anterior hypothalamus lying close to the midline in a shallow impression of the optic chiasm. (MSH) * small group of nerve cell bodies in the supraoptic region of the hypothalamus, just above the optic chiasm; influences rhythmic aspects of hypothalamic functions in many vertebrate species. (CSP).

Defined byuberon
Also appears inhcaodhbahbapridemp + 2
Exact Synonyms
suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus
Related Synonyms
nucleus suprachiasmaticus hypothalami
nucleus suprachiasmaticus
SCN
suprachiasmatic nucleus (Spiegel-Zwieg)
Broad Synonyms
SCh
SCN
Depicted by
HypothalamicNuclei.PNG