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Descriptor English: Internal Capsule
Descriptor Spanish: Cápsula Interna
Descriptor cápsula interna
Scope note: Vía formada por SUSTANCIA BLANCA, flanqueada por masas de núcleos, que está constituida tanto por vías aferentes como eferentes que se proyectan entre la SUSTANCIA BLANCA y el TRONCO ENCEFÁLICO. Consta de tres partes diferentes: el brazo anterior de la cápsula interna, el brazo posterior de la cápsula interna y la rodilla de la cápsula interna.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cápsula Interna
Descriptor French: Capsule interne
Entry term(s): Capsula Interna
Capsula Internas
Capsule, Internal
Capsules, Internal
Interna, Capsula
Internal Capsules
Internas, Capsula
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.385
A08.612.435
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020772
Scope note: WHITE MATTER pathway, flanked by nuclear masses, consisting of both afferent and efferent fibers projecting between the WHITE MATTER and the BRAINSTEM. It consists of three distinct parts: an anterior limb, posterior limb, and genu.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34068
Unique ID: D020772
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Internal Capsule - Preferred
Concept UI M0328545
Scope note WHITE MATTER pathway, flanked by nuclear masses, consisting of both afferent and efferent fibers projecting between the WHITE MATTER and the BRAINSTEM. It consists of three distinct parts: an anterior limb, posterior limb, and genu.
Preferred term Internal Capsule
Entry term(s) Capsula Interna
Capsula Internas
Capsule, Internal
Capsules, Internal
Interna, Capsula
Internal Capsules
Internas, Capsula



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