Uberon definition : A group of neurons in the basal forebrain that has wide projections to the neocortex
and is rich in acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase. It undergoes degeneration
in paralysis agitans and Alzheimer's disease.;
Uberon synonym : Meynert's nucleus; nucleus basalis of Meynert; basal substance of telencephalon; basal nucleus; basal magnocellular nucleus (substantia innominata); basal nuclei of Meynert; basal nucleus of Meynert; nucleus basalis; ganglion of Meynert;
Uberon related term : nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band (Price-Powell); basal forebrain nucleus; basal magnocellular nucleus; basal nucleus (Meynert); magnocellular preoptic nucleus; magnocellular nucleus of the pallidum;
Uberon Function note : rich in acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase;
Uberon Location note : The NBM is inferior to the globus pallidus and within an area known as the substantia
innominata;
A group of neurons in the basal forebrain that has wide projections to the neocortex
and is rich in acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase. It undergoes degeneration
in paralysis agitans and Alzheimer's disease.