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MeSH Heading: Choroid Plexus
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.140.298
Unique ID: D002831
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002831
Annotation: in the brain: do not confuse with CHOROID (in the eye); diseases: coordinate IM with BRAIN DISEASES (IM); neoplasms = CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS
Scope Note: A villous structure of tangled masses of BLOOD VESSELS contained within the third, lateral, and fourth ventricles of the BRAIN. It regulates part of the production and composition of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID.
Entry Term(s): Chorioid Plexus; Plexus Choroideus
NLM Classification #: WL 307
See Also: Cerebral Ventriculography
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

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)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Choroid Plexus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025