"Mesencephalon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems.
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D008636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesencephalon" by people in Profiles.
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Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy and Transsylvian Approach for Resection of an Interpeduncular Midbrain Cavernous Malformation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 05 01; 24(5):e366-e367.
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A system of anatomical triangles defining dissection routes to brainstem cavernous malformations: definitions and application to a cohort of 183 patients. J Neurosurg. 2023 03 01; 138(3):768-784.
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Methamphetamine self-administration in mice decreases GIRK channel-mediated currents in midbrain dopamine neurons. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2014 Oct 31; 18(5).
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Neural crest contributions to the lamprey head. Development. 2003 Jun; 130(11):2317-27.
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Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in fetal rat mesencephalic cultures: regulation by fibroblast growth factor and insulin-like growth factor I. Endocrinology. 1996 Aug; 137(8):3551-6.
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Effects of chemical and electrical stimulation of the midbrain on feline T2-T6 spinoreticular and spinal cell activity evoked by cardiopulmonary afferent input. Brain Res. 1989 Sep 04; 496(1-2):148-64.
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Fastigial nucleus projections in the midbrain and thalamus in dogs. Neuroscience. 1986 May; 18(1):105-20.