"Diencephalon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The paired caudal parts of the PROSENCEPHALON from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.
| Descriptor ID |
D004027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.317
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diencephalon" by people in Profiles.
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Khan AM, Stanley BG, Bozzetti L, Chin C, Stivers C, Curr?s-Collazo MC. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2B is widely expressed throughout the rat diencephalon: an immunohistochemical study. J Comp Neurol. 2000 Dec 18; 428(3):428-49.
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Eaton MJ, Lookingland KJ, Moore KE. Effects of the selective dopaminergic D2 agonist quinelorane on the activity of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons projecting to the diencephalon of the rat. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1994 Feb; 268(2):645-52.
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Arends JJ, Zeigler HP. Organization of the cerebellum in the pigeon (Columba livia): II. Projections of the cerebellar nuclei. J Comp Neurol. 1991 Apr 08; 306(2):245-72.
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Eaton MJ, Moss RL. Electrophysiological evidence for an excitatory amino acid projection from the ventromedial hypothalamus to the medial zona incerta. Synapse. 1990; 5(1):77-9.
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Eaton MJ, Moss RL. Electrophysiology and pharmacology of neurons of the medial zona incerta: an in vitro slice study. Brain Res. 1989 Nov 13; 502(1):117-26.
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Luine VN, Renner KJ, Heady S, Jones KJ. Age and sex-dependent decreases in ChAT in basal forebrain nuclei. Neurobiol Aging. 1986 May-Jun; 7(3):193-8.
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Seiler N, Schmidt-Glenewinkel T. Regional distribution of putrescine, spermidine and spermine in relation to the distribution of RNA and DNA in the rat nervous system. J Neurochem. 1975 Apr; 24(4):791-5.