piriform cortex

Term ID

UBERON:0004725

Synonyms

• area prepiriformis
• cortex piriformis
• eupalaeocortex
• olfactory pallium
• palaeocortex II
• paleopallium
• piriform area
• piriform lobe
• primary olfactory areas
• primary olfactory cortex
• pyriform cortex
• pyriform lobe
• regio praepiriformis

Definition

the subdivision of the laminated olfactory cortex with only three main layers that receive monosynaptic input from the olfactory bulb via the lateral olfactory tract; it is located bilaterally in the ventrolateral forebrain and is commonly divided into anterior and posterior regions http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17714095

References

• BAMS:PIR
• BAMS:Pir
• BTO:0002651
• DHBA:10311
• EMAPA:32767
• EV:0100178
• HBA:10142
• MA:0000978
• Piriform:cortex
• UMLS:C0228280
• birnlex:1097
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=165
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0228280
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/369098004

Ontology

Uberon Ontology