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MeSH Heading: Pretectal Region
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.659.800.662
Unique ID: D066250
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D066250
Scope Note: Region of midbrain tectum located posterior to the THALAMUS and anterior to the SUPERIOR COLLICULUS.
Entry Term(s): Nucleus of the Optic Tract; Nucleus of the Pretectal Area; Olivary Pretectal Nucleus; Pretectal Area; Pretectum; Principal Pretectal Nucleus; Sublentiform Nucleus
Previous Indexing: Mesencephalon (1964-2014); Tectum Mesencephali (1964-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
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)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Pretectal Region MeSH Descriptor Data 2024