Circumventricular Organs

Preferred Label : Circumventricular Organs;

MeSH definition : Highly vascularized and specialized tissues distributed principally along the midline of the VENTRICULAR SYSTEM from the FOREBRAIN to the HINDBRAIN. They are distinguished by their lack of normal BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and fenestrated capillaries and contain either neurosecretory neurons or chemoreceptors.;

MeSH synonym : Circumventricular Organ; Organ, Circumventricular; Organs, Circumventricular;

MeSH hyponym : Secretory Circumventricular Organs; Sensory Circumventricular Organs; Circumventricular Organ, Sensory; Circumventricular Organs, Sensory; Organ, Sensory Circumventricular; Organs, Sensory Circumventricular; Sensory Circumventricular Organ; Neurohemal Organ; Neurohemal Organs; Organ, Neurohemal; Organs, Neurohemal; Circumventricular Organ, Secretory; Circumventricular Organs, Secretory; Organ, Secretory Circumventricular; Organs, Secretory Circumventricular; Secretory Circumventricular Organ;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumventricular organs;

Details

Origin ID

D066280;

UMLS CUI

C3498307;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Neuro-endocrine system [FMA entity]
- circumventricular organ [UBERON concept]
- secretory circumventricular organ [UBERON concept]
- sensory circumventricular organ [UBERON concept]
Record concept(s)
- Circumventricular Organs [MeSH concept]
- Secretory Circumventricular Organs [MeSH concept]
- Sensory Circumventricular Organs [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]

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