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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)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

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 Nuclear Complex
Term UI T856517
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Nucleus Amygdalae
Term UI T856521
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); Amygdaloid Body
Term UI T002065
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Amygdaloid Nucleus
Term UI T856518
Date03/14/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

Amygdala MeSH Descriptor Data 2023