Basal Nucleus of Meynert [nucleus basalis Meynerti]
- Terms
-
bazální jádro Meynertovo
bazální Meynertovo jádro
nucleus basalis magnocellularis
-
Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert
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.
- DUI
- D020532 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0328427
- Previous indexing
- Basal Ganglia (1967-1983); Substantia Innominata (1984-1999)
- 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
- Public 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
Allowable subheadings
- AB
- abnormalities 0
- AH
- anatomy & histology 1
- BS
- blood supply 0
- CH
- chemistry 0
- CY
- cytology 1
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DE
- drug effects 0
- EM
- embryology 0
- EN
- enzymology 0
- GD
- growth & development 0
- IM
- immunology 0
- IN
- injuries 0
- ME
- metabolism 0
- MI
- microbiology 0
- PS
- parasitology 0
- PA
- pathology 0
- PH
- physiology 1
- PP
- physiopathology 1
- RE
- radiation effects 0
- SU
- surgery 0
- TR
- transplantation 0
- UL
- ultrastructure 0
- VI
- virology 0