Anatomy

Basal Ganglia

Large subcortical nuclear masses derived from the telencephalon and located in the basal regions of the cerebral hemispheres.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Large subcortical nuclear masses derived from the telencephalon and located in the basal regions of the cerebral hemispheres.

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7 entry terms
  • Basal Nuclear Complex
  • Basal Nuclei
  • Ganglia, Basal
  • Ganglion, Basal
  • Basal Nuclear Complices
  • Nuclear Complex, Basal
  • Nuclei, Basal

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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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Indexing Annotation

disease = BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES

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History Note

82; was GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-81; CLAUSTRUM was see under GANGLIA, BASAL 1963-78

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

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WL 307

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basal Ganglia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001479. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001479
  2. Basal Ganglia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_ganglia
  3. Basal Ganglia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464210