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Midline Thalamic Nuclei MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Midline Thalamic Nuclei
Tree Number(s)
A08.186.211.200.317.826.701.500
Unique ID
D020644
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020644
Scope Note
Small, nonspecific nerve cells scattered in the periventricular GRAY MATTER, separating the medial part of the thalamus from the EPENDYMA of the THIRD VENTRICLE. The group includes the paraventricular nucleus, paratenial nucleus, reuniens nucleus, rhomboidal nucleus, and subfascular nucleus.
Entry Term(s)
Midline Nuclear Group
Midline Nuclei of Thalamus
Nucleus Reuniens
Nucleus Reuniens Thalami
Parataenial Nucleus
Paratenial Nucleus
Paratenial Thalamic Nucleus
Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus
Paraventricular Thalamic Nucleus
Periventricular Nuclei of Thalamus
Reuniens Nucleus
Reuniens Thalamic Nucleus
Rhomboid Nucleus
Rhomboid Thalamic Nucleus
Rhomboidal Nucleus
Subfascular Nucleus
Subfascular Thalamic Nucleus
Previous Indexing
Thalamic Nuclei (1971-1999)
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Introduced
2000/01/01
Last Updated
2018/07/01
Midline Thalamic Nuclei Preferred
Paratenial Thalamic Nucleus Narrower
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Reuniens Thalamic Nucleus Narrower
Rhomboid Thalamic Nucleus Narrower
Subfascular Thalamic Nucleus Narrower
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