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Basal Nucleus of Meynert  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.

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Entry terms

  • Nucleus Basalis of Meynert

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KM9S6BCS-W

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