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Mammillary Bodies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Mammillary Bodies Preferred
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