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MeSH Heading: Neostriatum
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.249.487.550
Unique ID: D017072
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017072
Annotation: the newer part of the corpus striatum, hence neo-; also called "striatum"
Scope Note: The phylogenetically newer part of the CORPUS STRIATUM consisting of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and PUTAMEN. It is often called simply the striatum.
Previous Indexing: Basal Ganglia (1966-1973); Corpus Striatum (1974-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Introduced: 1993/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/07/01

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)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Neostriatum MeSH Descriptor Data 2026