Anatomy

Putamen

The largest and most lateral of the BASAL GANGLIA lying between the lateral medullary lamina of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and the EXTERNAL CAPSULE. It is part of the neostriatum and forms part of the LENTIFORM NUCLEUS along with the GLOBUS PALLIDUS.

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The largest and most lateral of the BASAL GANGLIA lying between the lateral medullary lamina of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and the EXTERNAL CAPSULE. It is part of the neostriatum and forms part of the LENTIFORM NUCLEUS along with the GLOBUS PALLIDUS.

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5 entry terms
  • Nucleus Putamen
  • Nucleus Putamens
  • Putamen, Nucleus
  • Putamens
  • Putamens, Nucleus

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23 allowable subheadings

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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History Note

79(75); was see under CORPUS STRIATUM 1974-78; was see under GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-73

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Previous Indexing

  • Basal Ganglia (1966-1973)
  • Corpus Striatum (1974)

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.200w.885.287w.249w.487w.550.784w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Putamen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011699. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011699
  2. Putamen. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putamen
  3. Putamen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550934