Endopeduncular nucleus
Nucleus endopeduncularis
Definition
The entopeduncular nucleus is a basal nucleus located in the subthalamus, whose inhibitory neurons receive signals from the subthalamic nucleus and participate in movement regulation by modulating the activity of motor circuits.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
