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Abstract
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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- Nucleus Basalis of Meynert
- Meynert Basal Nucleus
- Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
- Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
- Magnocellular Nucleus, Basal
- Nucleus, Basal Magnocellular
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2000; use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for NUCLEUS BASALIS OF MEYNERT & NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for BASAL MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS use ISLANDS OF CALLEJA 2015
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- Basal Ganglia (1967-1983)
- Substantia Innominata (1984-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Basal Nucleus of Meynert. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020532. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020532
- Basal Nucleus of Meynert. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleus_basalis
- Basal Nucleus of Meynert. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813830