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MeSH Heading: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.180.497.342.625; A08.186.211.200.317.357.342.625
Unique ID: D013493
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013493
Scope Note: An ovoid densely packed collection of small cells of the anterior hypothalamus lying close to the midline in a shallow impression of the OPTIC CHIASM.
Entry Term(s): Hypothalamic Suprachiasmatic Nuclei; Hypothalamic Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; Suprachiasmatic Nuclei
Previous Indexing: Hypothalamus (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 83
History Note: 83
Date Established: 1983/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/28
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

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blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

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drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

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radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0020848
Scope Note: An ovoid densely packed collection of small cells of the anterior hypothalamus lying close to the midline in a shallow impression of the OPTIC CHIASM.
Terms: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Preferred Term
Term UI T039598
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1983); Suprachiasmatic Nuclei
Term UI T000916302
Date02/24/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Hypothalamic Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Term UI T000916331
Date02/24/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Hypothalamic Suprachiasmatic Nuclei
Term UI T000916332
Date02/24/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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