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MeSH Heading: Amygdala
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.180.090; A08.186.211.200.885.287.249.152
Unique ID: D000679
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000679
Scope Note: Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
Entry Term(s): Amygdaloid Body; Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex; Amygdaloid Nucleus; Archistriatum; Corpus Amygdaloideum; Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei; Massa Intercalata; Nucleus Amygdalae
NLM Classification #: WL 314
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see AMYGDALOID BODY 1966-1996; for AMYGDALA see AMYGDALOID BODY 1979-1999
History Note: 2000(1966)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

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virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0001044
Scope Note: Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
Terms: Amygdala Preferred Term
Term UI T002066
Date05/22/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Amygdaloid Body
Term UI T002065
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex
Term UI T856517
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Amygdaloid Nucleus
Term UI T856518
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Archistriatum
Term UI T856519
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Corpus Amygdaloideum
Term UI T856520
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Nucleus Amygdalae
Term UI T856521
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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