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Choroid Plexus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Choroid Plexus Preferred
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