"Cholinergic Neurons" 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.
Neurons whose primary neurotransmitter is ACETYLCHOLINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D059329
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.127 A11.671.188
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholinergic Neurons- Cholinergic Neurons
- Cholinergic Neuron
- Neuron, Cholinergic
- Neurons, Cholinergic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholinergic Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Intrinsic and non-cell-autonomous roles for the neurodevelopmental syndrome-linked transcription factor UNC-3/EBF. Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 11; 17(1).
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Chronic intermittent hypoxia reveals role of the Postinspiratory Complex in the mediation of normal swallow production. Elife. 2024 Apr 24; 12.
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Resistance of Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons to TDP-43 Proteinopathy in Primary Progressive Aphasia. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2022 10 18; 81(11):910-919.
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Basal forebrain cholinergic system in the dementias: Vulnerability, resilience, and resistance. J Neurochem. 2021 09; 158(6):1394-1411.
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Establishment and maintenance of motor neuron identity via temporal modularity in terminal selector function. Elife. 2020 10 01; 9.
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A terminal selector prevents a Hox transcriptional switch to safeguard motor neuron identity throughout life. Elife. 2020 01 03; 9.
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Gulf War illness associated with abnormal auditory P1 event-related potential: Evidence of impaired cholinergic processing replicated in a national sample. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2019 01 30; 283:7-15.
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Transplantation of Human Chorion-Derived Cholinergic Progenitor Cells: a Novel Treatment for Neurological Disorders. Mol Neurobiol. 2019 Jan; 56(1):307-318.
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Metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 inhibits thalamically-driven glutamate and dopamine release in the dorsal striatum. Neuropharmacology. 2017 05 01; 117:114-123.
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A novel excitatory network for the control of breathing. Nature. 2016 08 04; 536(7614):76-80.