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Meynert's basal nucleus
Also known as:
Meynert's basal nucleus or ganglion
Synonyms:
Basal nucleus of telencephalon, nucleus basalis of Meynert, nucleus basalis telencephali.
Associated persons:
Theodor Hermann Meynert
Description:
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 and Alzheimer diseases the nucleus undergoes degeneration.
We thank Joseph Constantin, France, for information submitted.
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