| Descriptor English: | Median Eminence | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Eminencia Media
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Eminência Mediana | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Éminence médiane | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Eminence, Medial Eminence, Median Eminences, Medial Eminentia Mediana Eminentia Medianas Medial Eminence Medial Eminences Mediana, Eminentia Medianas, Eminentia |
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| Tree number(s): |
A06.688.178.750 A06.688.357.500 A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.249 A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.249 A08.713.049.750 A08.713.357.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008473 | ||||
| Scope note: | Raised area at the infundibular region of the HYPOTHALAMUS at the floor of the BRAIN, ventral to the THIRD VENTRICLE and adjacent to the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS. It contains the terminals of hypothalamic neurons and the capillary network of hypophyseal portal system, thus serving as a neuroendocrine link between the brain and the PITUITARY GLAND. |
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| Annotation: | diseases: coordinate IM with BRAIN DISEASES (IM) |
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| 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 83; was see under HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM 1974-82 |
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| History Note: | 83(75); was see under HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM 1974-82 |
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| DeCS ID: | 8642 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D008473 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1983/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/30 |
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Median Eminence
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| Concept UI |
M0013189 |
| Scope note | Raised area at the infundibular region of the HYPOTHALAMUS at the floor of the BRAIN, ventral to the THIRD VENTRICLE and adjacent to the ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS. It contains the terminals of hypothalamic neurons and the capillary network of hypophyseal portal system, thus serving as a neuroendocrine link between the brain and the PITUITARY GLAND. |
| Preferred term | Median Eminence |
| Entry term(s) |
Eminence, Medial Eminence, Median Eminences, Medial Eminentia Mediana Eminentia Medianas Medial Eminence Medial Eminences Mediana, Eminentia Medianas, Eminentia |
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