"Mesencephalon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems.
| Descriptor ID |
D008636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesencephalon" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic food restriction enhances dopamine-mediated intracranial self-stimulation. Neuroreport. 2021 09 08; 32(13):1128-1133.
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Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats. Biol Psychiatry. 2020 11 15; 88(10):777-787.
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Midbrain D3 Receptor Availability Predicts Escalation in Cocaine Self-administration. Biol Psychiatry. 2020 11 15; 88(10):767-776.
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Synchronicity: The Role of Midbrain Dopamine in Whole-Brain Coordination. eNeuro. 2019 Mar/Apr; 6(2).
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Acanthopanax senticosus Protects Structure and Function of Mesencephalic Mitochondria in A Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Chin J Integr Med. 2018 Nov; 24(11):835-843.
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Neural Circuitry for Target Selection and Action Selection in Animal Behavior. Integr Comp Biol. 2017 10 01; 57(4):808-819.
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Endocannabinoid modulation of dopamine neurotransmission. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Sep 15; 124:52-61.
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Selective expression of Parkinson's disease-related Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 G2019S missense mutation in midbrain dopaminergic neurons impairs dopamine release and dopaminergic gene expression. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Sep 15; 24(18):5299-312.
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In vivo characterization of chronic traumatic encephalopathy using [F-18]FDDNP PET brain imaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 21; 112(16):E2039-47.
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Calcium entry and a-synuclein inclusions elevate dendritic mitochondrial oxidant stress in dopaminergic neurons. J Neurosci. 2013 Jun 12; 33(24):10154-64.