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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Circumventricular Organs
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Órganos Circunventriculares
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Órgãos Circunventriculares
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Synonyms English:
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Neurohemal Organ
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Tree Number:
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A06.688.178
A08.713.049
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Definition English:
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Highly vascularized and specialized tissues distributed principally along the midline of the VENTRICULAR SYSTEM from the FOREBRAIN to the HINDBRAIN. They are distinguished by their lack of normal BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and fenestrated capillaries and contain either neurosecretory neurons or chemoreceptors. |
History Note English:
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2015; for NEUROHEMAL ORGAN use NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS (1984-2014)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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55481
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Unique Identifier:
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D066280
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Occurrence in VHL:
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