"Basal Nucleus of Meynert" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.
| Descriptor ID |
D020532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.880.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Basal Magnocellular Nucleus- Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
- Magnocellular Nucleus, Basal
- Nucleus, Basal Magnocellular
- Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Basal Nucleus of Meynert" by people in Profiles.
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A phase1 study of stereotactic gene delivery of AAV2-NGF for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2014 Sep; 10(5):571-81.
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Loss of basal forebrain P75(NTR) immunoreactivity in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. J Comp Neurol. 2002 Feb 04; 443(2):136-53.
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Down-regulation of trkA mRNA within nucleus basalis neurons in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. J Comp Neurol. 2001 Aug 27; 437(3):296-307.
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Loss of nucleus basalis neurons containing trkA immunoreactivity in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease. J Comp Neurol. 2000 Nov 06; 427(1):19-30.