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Descriptor English: Basal Nucleus of Meynert
Descriptor Spanish: Núcleo Basal de Meynert
Descriptor núcleo basal de Meynert
Entry term(s) núcleo basal magnocelular
Scope note: Grupo de células nerviosas, situado en la SUSTANCIA INNOMINADA, que posee muchas proyecciones hacia el NEOCÓRTEX y que es rico en ACETILCOLINA y COLINA O-ACETILTRANSFERASA. En la ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON y en la ENFERMEDAD DE ALZHEIMER estos núcleos sufren degeneración.
Descriptor Portuguese: Núcleo Basal de Meynert
Descriptor French: Noyau basal de Meynert
Entry term(s): Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
Magnocellular Nucleus, Basal
Meynert Basal Nucleus
Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert
Nucleus, Basal Magnocellular
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.249.880.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020532
Scope note: A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.
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
Previous Indexing: Basal Ganglia (1967-1983)
Substantia Innominata (1984-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for NUCLEUS BASALIS OF MEYNERT & NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGONCELLULARIS see SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for BASAL MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS see ISLANDS OF CALLEJA 2015
History Note: 2000; use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for NUCLEUS BASALIS OF MEYNERT & NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for BASAL MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS use ISLANDS OF CALLEJA 2015
DeCS ID: 34066
Unique ID: D020532
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Basal Nucleus of Meynert - Preferred
Concept UI M0328427
Scope note A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.
Preferred term Basal Nucleus of Meynert
Entry term(s) Meynert Basal Nucleus
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert
Basal Magnocellular Nucleus - Narrower
Concept UI M0593720
Preferred term Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
Entry term(s) Magnocellular Nucleus, Basal
Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
Nucleus, Basal Magnocellular



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