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Corpus Striatum MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Corpus Striatum
Tree Number(s)
A08.186.211.200.885.287.249.487
Unique ID
D003342
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003342
Annotation
do not confuse with STRIATE CORTEX see VISUAL CORTEX or with VENTRAL STRIATUM
Scope Note
Striped GRAY MATTER and WHITE MATTER consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the THALAMUS in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The WHITE MATTER is the INTERNAL CAPSULE.
Entry Term(s)
Lenticular Nucleus
Lentiform Nuclei
Lentiform Nucleus
Nucleus Lentiformis
NLM Classification #
WL 307
Previous Indexing
Basal Ganglia (1966-1971)
See Also
Medium Spiny Neurons
Public MeSH Note
74; LENTICULAR NUCLEUS was see under CORPUS STRIATUM 1974-78; was see under GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-73
Online Note
use CORPUS STRIATUM to search LENTICULAR NUCLEUS 1974-78; use BASAL GANGLIA 1966-73
History Note
74(72); LENTICULAR NUCLEUS was see under CORPUS STRIATUM 1974-78; was see under GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-73
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2022/07/12
Corpus Striatum Preferred
Lenticular Nucleus Narrower
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