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Abstract
Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
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- Amygdaloid Body
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex
- Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Archistriatum
- Corpus Amygdaloideum
- Nucleus Amygdalae
- Amygdalae, Nucleus
- Amygdaloid Bodies
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complices
- Amygdaloideum, Corpus
- Amygdaloideums, Corpus
- Archistriatums
- Complex, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Complices, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Corpus Amygdaloideums
- Nuclear Complex, Amygdaloid
- Nuclear Complices, Amygdaloid
- Nucleus, Amygdaloid
- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei
- Massa Intercalata
- Amygdaloid Nuclei, Intercalated
- Amygdaloid Nucleus, Intercalated
- Intercalata, Massa
- Intercalatas, Massa
- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Massa Intercalatas
- Nuclei, Intercalated Amygdaloid
- Nucleus, Intercalated Amygdaloid
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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(1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Amygdala. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000679. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000679
- Amygdala. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala
- Amygdala. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338924