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MeSH Heading: Vomeronasal Organ
Tree Number(s): A09.531.940
Unique ID: D019147
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019147
Scope Note: An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA. It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.
Entry Term(s): Jacobson Organ; Jacobson's Organ; Organum Vomeronasale; Vomeronasal Nerve; Vomeronasal System
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

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)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0028545
Scope Note: An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA. It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.
Terms: Vomeronasal Organ Preferred Term
Term UI T057112
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Jacobson's Organ
Term UI T057111
Date07/14/1995
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Organum Vomeronasale
Term UI T057113
Date07/14/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Jacobson Organ
Term UI T712321
Date01/07/2008
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2009)

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