Basal Nucleus of Meynert
MESHD020532
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.
Synonyms
- Meynert Basal Nucleus
- Nucleus Basalis of Meynert
- Basal Magnocellular Nucleus
- Magnocellular Nucleus, Basal
- Nucleus, Basal Magnocellular
- Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis
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