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Medial Forebrain Bundle MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Medial Forebrain Bundle
Tree Number(s)
A08.612.492
Unique ID
D008474
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008474
Scope Note
A complex group of fibers arising from the basal olfactory regions, the periamygdaloid region, and the septal nuclei, and passing to the lateral hypothalamus. Some fibers continue into the tegmentum.
Entry Term(s)
Median Forebrain Bundle
Previous Indexing
Hypothalamus (1966-1976)
Limbic System (1966-1976)
Neural Pathways (1974-1976)
Public MeSH Note
90; was MEDIAN FOREBRAIN BUNDLE see under NEURAL PATHWAYS 1975-89
Online Note
use MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE to search MEDIAN FOREBRAIN BUNDLE 1975-89
History Note
90(75); was MEDIAN FOREBRAIN BUNDLE see under NEURAL PATHWAYS 1975-89
Date Established
1990/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/05/19
Revision Date
1992/05/14
Medial Forebrain Bundle Preferred
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