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MeSH Heading: Visual Pathways
Tree Number(s): A08.612.220.860
Unique ID: D014795
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014795
Scope Note: Set of cell bodies and nerve fibers conducting impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex. It includes the RETINA; OPTIC NERVE; optic tract; and geniculocalcarine tract.
NLM Classification #: WW 103
Previous Indexing: Central Nervous System (1966-1970); Vision (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(71)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/13

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)

Visual Pathways MeSH Descriptor Data 2023