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Descriptor English: Endolymphatic Duct
Descriptor Spanish: Conducto Endolinfático
Descriptor conducto endolinfático
Scope note: Parte del laberinto membranoso que atraviesa el acueducto vestibular óseo y emerge a través del hueso de la fosa craneal posterior (FOSA CRANEAL POSTERIOR), donde se expande en un saco ciego denominado saco endolinfático.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ducto Endolinfático
Descriptor French: Conduit endolymphatique
Entry term(s): Duct, Endolymphatic
Ducts, Endolymphatic
Endolymphatic Ducts
Tree number(s): A09.246.300.909.957.360
A09.923.500.957.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004711
Scope note: The part of the membranous labyrinth that traverses the bony vestibular aqueduct and emerges through the bone of posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) where it expands into a blind pouch called the endolymphatic sac.
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
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Endolymph (1975-1978)
Labyrinth (1966-1978)
Labyrinthine Fluids (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under VESTIBULE 1990; was see under LABYRINTH 1979-89
History Note: 91(79); was see under VESTIBULE 1990; was see under LABYRINTH 1979-89
DeCS ID: 27997
Unique ID: D004711
NLM Classification: WV 255
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/19
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Endolymphatic Duct - Preferred
Concept UI M0007409
Scope note The part of the membranous labyrinth that traverses the bony vestibular aqueduct and emerges through the bone of posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) where it expands into a blind pouch called the endolymphatic sac.
Preferred term Endolymphatic Duct
Entry term(s) Duct, Endolymphatic
Ducts, Endolymphatic
Endolymphatic Ducts



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