| thalidomide |
A sedative and hypnotic drug C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 that has been the cause of malformation of infants born to mothers using it during pregnancy. Thalidomide acts as an antiangiogenic agent and therefore can be inhibitory for bone formation.
Ãâó: www.ifopa.org/glossary.html
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| thalamotomy |
A surgical operation in which surgeons destroy small areas of the thalamus in order to alleviate one-sided tremor
Ãâó: www.parkinsonsdisease.com/lwp/glossary.htm
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| thalamus |
A small bundle of tissue located in the midbrain grey matter that is destroyed during thalamotomy. It is the main relay station for sensory impulses that reach the brain cortex from other parts of the brain and the spinal cord
Ãâó: www.parkinsonsdisease.com/lwp/glossary.htm
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| thalamus |
forebrain structure, part of the limbic system, that sorts incoming information and coordinates body movements and sensations
Ãâó: www.fcs.uga.edu/extension/bbb/info/glossary.htm
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| thalamus |
Located deep within the brain, the thalamus is the key relay station for sensory information flowing into the brain, filtering out important messages from the mass of signals entering the brain. [5]
Ãâó: teens.drugabuse.gov/utilities/glossary2.asp
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