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Descriptor English: Claustrum
Descriptor Spanish: Claustro
Descriptor claustro
Entry term(s) antemuro
claustro endopiriforme
claustro insular
Scope note: Lámina de sustancia gris situada debajo del NEOCÓRTEX interno, lateral al PUTAMEN y medial a la CORTEZA INSULAR. Se considera parte de los ganglios basales. Existen proyecciones claustrales extensas a la mayoría de las cortezas y de las estructuras subcorticales tales como la AMÍGDALA DEL CEREBELO, el NÚCLEO CAUDADO, el HIPOCAMPO y el TÁLAMO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Claustrum
Descriptor French: Claustrum
Entry term(s): Claustra
Endopiriform Claustrum
Insular Claustrum
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.249.320
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000079482
Scope note: A gray matter lamina located underneath the inner NEOCORTEX lateral to the PUTAMEN and medial to the INSULAR CORTEX. It is considered to be a part of the basal ganglia. Extensive claustral projections exist to most cortices and subcortical structures including the AMYGDALA, the CAUDATE NUCLEUS, the HIPPOCAMPUS and the THALAMUS.
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: 2020; see BASAL GANGLIA (1978-2019)
History Note: 2020; use BASAL GANGLIA (1978-2019)
DeCS ID: 59289
Unique ID: D000079482
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Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/10/05
Claustrum - Preferred
Concept UI M0002197
Scope note A gray matter lamina located underneath the inner NEOCORTEX lateral to the PUTAMEN and medial to the INSULAR CORTEX. It is considered to be a part of the basal ganglia. Extensive claustral projections exist to most cortices and subcortical structures including the AMYGDALA, the CAUDATE NUCLEUS, the HIPPOCAMPUS and the THALAMUS.
Preferred term Claustrum
Entry term(s) Claustra
Insular Claustrum - Narrower
Concept UI M000644545
Preferred term Insular Claustrum
Endopiriform Claustrum - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000644543
Preferred term Endopiriform Claustrum



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