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MeSH Heading: Mammillary Bodies
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.180.497.362.500; A08.186.211.200.317.357.362.500
Unique ID: D008326
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008326
Scope Note: A pair of nuclei and associated GRAY MATTER in the interpeduncular space rostral to the posterior perforated substance in the POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS.
Entry Term(s): Mamillary Bodies
Previous Indexing: Hypothalamus (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 1992; was MAMMILLARY BODIES 1971-1991 and 1992-2014; was MAMMILLARY BODIES see under HYPOTHALAMUS 1963-70
Online Note: use MAMILLARY BODIES to search MAMMILLARY BODIES 1971-91
History Note: 2015(1992); was MAMMILLARY BODIES 1971-1991 and 1992-2014; was MAMMILLARY BODIES see under HYPOTHALAMUS 1963-70;
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mammillary Bodies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025