"Nucleus Accumbens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Collection of pleomorphic cells in the caudal part of the anterior horn of the LATERAL VENTRICLE, in the region of the OLFACTORY TUBERCLE, lying between the head of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the ANTERIOR PERFORATED SUBSTANCE. It is part of the so-called VENTRAL STRIATUM, a composite structure considered part of the BASAL GANGLIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D009714
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.487.775.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleus Accumbens- Nucleus Accumbens
- Accumbens, Nucleus
- Nucleus Accumbens Septi
- Accumbens Septi, Nucleus
- Accumbens Septus, Nucleus
- Nucleus Accumbens Septus
- Septi, Nucleus Accumbens
- Septus, Nucleus Accumbens
- Accumbens Nucleus
- Nucleus, Accumbens
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nucleus Accumbens" by people in Profiles.
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Proopiomelanocortin projections to the nucleus accumbens modulate acquisition and maintenance of operant palatable pellet administration in mice. Physiol Behav. 2023 Jun 01; 265:114176.
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Family income buffers the relationship between childhood adverse experiences and putamen volume. Dev Neurobiol. 2023 01; 83(1-2):28-39.
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Melanocortin receptor agonist melanotan-II microinjected in the nucleus accumbens decreases appetitive and consumptive responding for food. Neuropeptides. 2022 Dec; 96:102289.
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Individual Variations in Nucleus Accumbens Responses Associated with Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 16; 6:21227.
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Differential role of the accumbens Shell and Core subterritories in food-entrained rhythms of rats. Behav Brain Res. 2005 Mar 07; 158(1):133-42.
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Morphine down-regulates melanocortin-4 receptor expression in brain regions that mediate opiate addiction. Mol Pharmacol. 1996 Sep; 50(3):583-91.