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MeSH Heading: Metencephalon
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.810.428
Unique ID: D020540
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020540
Scope Note: The anterior portion of the developing hindbrain. It gives rise to the CEREBELLUM and the PONS.
NLM Classification #: WL 310
Previous Indexing: Pons (1987-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see PONS 1987-1999
History Note: 2000; use PONS 1987-1999
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/23

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)

Metencephalon MeSH Descriptor Data 2025