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subpallium

subpallium noun: a layer of the cerebrum below the pallium.

Noun

subpallium (plural subpallia)

  1. A layer of the cerebrum below the pallium.
    • The pallium (and especially the archipallium) are more sensitive to the absence of olfactory morphogenetic influences than the subpallium.1976, P. Clairambault, “33: Development of the Prosencephalon”, in R. Llinás, W. Precht, editors, Frog Neurobiology, Springer, page 941
    • The pallium is initially separated from the subpallium on account of its differential molecular identity, which causes pallial neurons to the glutamatergic as a rule, whereas subpallial neurons are GABAergic in various peptidergic flavors, depending on the precise origins (Stühmer et al.,2002).2017, C. Watson, A. Mitchelle, L. Puelles, 2.02: A New Mammalian Brain Ontology Based on Developmental Gene Expression, Georg F. Striedter (volume editor), Jon H. Kaas (editor-in-chief), Evolution of...

Forms of subpallium

pluralsubpallia

Origin of subpallium

From sub- + pallium.

Words formed from subpallium

Questions about subpallium

What does subpallium mean?
Subpallium means a layer of the cerebrum below the pallium.
What part of speech is subpallium?
Subpallium is a noun.
What is the plural of subpallium?
The plural of subpallium is subpallia.

Words near subpallium in the dictionary

  1. subpalette
  2. subpalettes
  3. subpallia
  4. subpallial
  5. subpallidal
  6. subpallium
  7. subpalmate
  8. subpalmated
  9. subpalpebral
  10. subpanation
  11. subpanel

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