"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesencephalon" by people in Profiles.
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Reversal of dopamine-mediated firing inhibition through activation of the dopamine transporter in substantia nigra pars compacta neurons. Br J Pharmacol. 2018 09; 175(17):3534-3547.
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Dopamine D2 receptor-mediated neuroprotection in a G2019S Lrrk2 genetic model of Parkinson's disease. Cell Death Dis. 2018 02 12; 9(2):204.
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Cannabinoid type 2 receptors in dopamine neurons inhibits psychomotor behaviors, alters anxiety, depression and alcohol preference. Sci Rep. 2017 12 12; 7(1):17410.
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The value of midbrain morphology in predicting prognosis in chronic disorders of consciousness: A preliminary ultrasound study. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Sep 15; 380:46-50.
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Immature Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons Derived from Floor-Plate Method Improve Cell Transplantation Therapy Efficacy for Parkinson's Disease. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2017 09; 6(9):1803-1814.
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Neuroanatomical circuitry between kidney and rostral elements of brain: a virally mediated transsynaptic tracing study in mice. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2017 Feb; 37(1):63-69.
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Dopamine D3 and acetylcholine nicotinic receptor heteromerization in midbrain dopamine neurons: Relevance for neuroplasticity. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2017 04; 27(4):313-324.
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Role of Dopamine D2/D3 Receptors in Development, Plasticity, and Neuroprotection in Human iPSC-Derived Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 02; 55(2):1054-1067.
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Bilateral ageusia caused by a unilateral midbrain and thalamic infarction. J Neuroimaging. 2011 Jul; 21(3):263-5.
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Apomorphine and levodopa challenge in patients with a focal midbrain lesion. Mov Disord. 1999 Mar; 14(2):269-75.