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Descriptor English: Diencephalon
Descriptor Spanish: Diencéfalo
Descriptor diencéfalo
Scope note: Porción caudal bilateral del PROSENCÉFALO, de la cual derivan el TÁLAMO, el HIPOTÁLAMO, el EPITÁLAMO y el SUBTÁLAMO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Diencéfalo
Descriptor French: Diencéphale
Entry term(s): Interbrain
Interbrains
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.317
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004027
Scope note: The paired caudal parts of the PROSENCEPHALON from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 4062
Unique ID: D004027
NLM Classification: WL 312
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Diencephalon - Preferred
Concept UI M0006319
Scope note The paired caudal parts of the PROSENCEPHALON from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.
Preferred term Diencephalon
Entry term(s) Interbrain
Interbrains



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