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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon > Telencephalon > Cerebrum > Cerebral Cortex > Sensorimotor Cortex > Olfactory Cortex > Entorhinal Cortex
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon > Telencephalon > Cerebrum > Cerebral Cortex > Limbic Lobe > Parahippocampal Gyrus > Entorhinal Cortex
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Limbic System > Limbic Lobe > Parahippocampal Gyrus > Entorhinal Cortex

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Entorhinal Cortex  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Cerebral cortex region on the medial aspect of the PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS, immediately caudal to the OLFACTORY CORTEX of the uncus. The entorhinal cortex is the origin of the major neural fiber system afferent to the HIPPOCAMPAL FORMATION, the so-called PERFORANT PATHWAY.

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Entry terms

  • Area Entorhinalis
  • Entorhinal Area
  • Entorhinal Cortices
  • Secondary Olfactory Cortex

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V4CNQ9JL-W

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