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MeSH Heading: Trigeminal Caudal Nucleus
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.875.500; A08.186.211.132.931.920.927
Unique ID: D014275
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014275
Annotation: do not confuse with CAUDATE NUCLEUS (corpus striatum)
Scope Note: The caudal portion of the nucleus of the spinal trigeminal tract (TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL), a nucleus involved with pain and temperature sensation.
Entry Term(s): Caudal Nucleus, Trigeminal
Previous Indexing: Trigeminal Nerve (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL 1982-90; was see under TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI 1980-81
History Note: 91(80); was see under TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL 1982-90; was see under TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI 1980-81
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/22
Revision Date: 2015/06/23

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)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Trigeminal Caudal Nucleus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025