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Descriptor English: Nucleus Pulposus
Descriptor Spanish: Núcleo Pulposo
Descriptor núcleo pulposo
Entry term(s) nucleus pulposus
núcleo del disco intervertebral
núcleo discal
Scope note: Núcleo central fibrocartilaginoso del disco intervertebral. El prolapso o protrusión del núcleo pulposo provoca un DESPLAZAMIENTO DEL DISCO INTERVERTEBRAL mientras que la proliferación de células en el núcleo pulposo se asocia con la DEGENERACIÓN DEL DISCO INTERVERTEBRAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Núcleo Pulposo
Descriptor French: Nucleus pulposus
Tree number(s): A02.165.308.410.500
A02.835.232.834.432.500
A10.165.382.350.050.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070614
Scope note: Fibrocartilage inner core of the intervertebral disc. Prolapsed or bulged nucleus pulposus leads to INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT while proliferation of cells in the nucleus pulposus is associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISC 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
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: Intervertebral Disc (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56248
Unique ID: D000070614
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Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2016/01/20
Nucleus Pulposus - Preferred
Concept UI M000611362
Scope note Fibrocartilage inner core of the intervertebral disc. Prolapsed or bulged nucleus pulposus leads to INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT while proliferation of cells in the nucleus pulposus is associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION.
Preferred term Nucleus Pulposus



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