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Entorhinal Cortex MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Entorhinal Cortex
Tree Number(s)
A08.186.211.180.590.750.225
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.382.750.225
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.695.374
A08.186.211.200.885.287.750.562
Unique ID
D018728
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018728
Scope Note
Cerebral cortex region on the medial aspect of the PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS, immediately caudal to the OLFACTORY CORTEX of the uncus. The entorhinal cortex is the origin of the major neural fiber system afferent to the HIPPOCAMPAL FORMATION, the so-called PERFORANT PATHWAY.
Entry Term(s)
Area Entorhinalis
Brodmann Area 28
Brodmann Area 34
Brodmann's Area 28
Brodmann's Area 34
Entorhinal Area
Entorhinal Cortices
Secondary Olfactory Cortex
Previous Indexing
Cerebral Cortex (1968-1994)
Hippocampus (1972-1994)
Limbic System (1969-1994)
See Also
Hippocampus
Perforant Pathway
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/04/19
Revision Date
2021/07/01
Entorhinal Cortex Preferred
Brodmann Area 28 Narrower
Brodmann Area 34 Narrower
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