MeSH definition : A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the
NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON
DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.;
MeSH synonym : meynert basal nucleus; nucleus basalis of meynert;
A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the
NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE. In PARKINSON
DISEASE and ALZHEIMER DISEASE the nucleus undergoes degeneration.