Interpeduncular nucleus
The interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) is an unpaired, ovoid cell group at the base of the midbrain tegmentum. It is located in the mesencephalon below the interpeduncular fossa. As the name suggests, the interpeduncular nucleus lies in between the cerebral peduncles.
| Interpeduncular nucleus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Parts | Apical subnucleus (IPA), Central subnucleus (IPC), Dorsolateral subnucleus (IPDL)x2, Dorsomedial subnucleus (IPDM)x2, Intermediate subnucleus (IPI)x2, Lateral subnucleus (IPL)x2, Rostral subnucleus (IPR) |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Nucleus interpeduncularis |
| MeSH | D066268 |
| NeuroNames | 522 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1000 |
| TA98 | A14.1.06.313 |
| TA2 | 5897 |
| FMA | 72439 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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