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nucleus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nucleus (pl.: nuclei) is a
Latin word for the seed
inside a fruit. It most
often refers to: Atomic...
- The
atomic nucleus is the small,
dense region consisting of
protons and
neutrons at the
center of an atom,
discovered in 1911 by
Ernest Rutherford based...
- The cell
nucleus (from
Latin nucleus or nuculeus 'kernel, seed'; pl.: nuclei) is a membrane-bound
organelle found in
eukaryotic cells.
Eukaryotic cells...
- The
hypoglossal nucleus is a
cranial nerve nucleus,
found within the medulla.
Being a
motor nucleus, it is
close to the midline. In the open medulla,...
- The
nucleus ac****bens (NAc or NAcc; also
known as the ac****bens
nucleus, or
formerly as the
nucleus ac****bens septi,
Latin for '
nucleus adjacent to the...
- The
intermediolateral nucleus (IML) is
located in
Rexed lamina VII of the
lateral grey column, one of
three grey
matter columns found in the
spinal cord...
-
Geniculate nucleus may
refer to two
structures in the brain:
Lateral geniculate nucleus, in
visual perception Medial geniculate nucleus, in
hearing Geniculate...
- The
nucleus ambiguus ("ambiguous
nucleus" in English) is a
group of
large motor neurons,
situated deep in the
medullary part of the
reticular formation...
- The
subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a
small lens-shaped
nucleus in the
brain where it is, from a
functional point of view, part of the
basal ganglia system...
- The
lentiform nucleus (or
lentiform complex,
lenticular nucleus, or
lenticular complex) are the ****men (laterally) and the
globus pallidus (medially)...
