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a(MESH:"Basal Nucleus of Meynert")

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Entity

Name
Basal Nucleus of Meynert
Namespace
mesh
Namespace Version
20181007
Namespace URL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pharmacome/terminology/8ccfed235e418e4c8aa576f9a5ef0f838e794c7f/external/mesh-names.belns

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Alzheimer's Disease: Targeting the Cholinergic System v1.0.0

In-Edges 2

path(MESH:"Alzheimer Disease") increases deg(a(MESH:"Basal Nucleus of Meynert")) View Subject | View Object

Importantly, the neurons that form the nucleus basalis of Meynert undergo extensive degeneration in AD PubMed:26813123

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path(MESH:"Alzheimer Disease") negativeCorrelation a(MESH:"Basal Nucleus of Meynert") View Subject | View Object

The loss of the nucleus basalis cholinergic neurons in AD patients is severe: from about 500,000 in the healthy adult to less than 100,000 in patients displaying advanced AD PubMed:26813123

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Out-Edges 1

a(MESH:"Basal Nucleus of Meynert") negativeCorrelation path(MESH:"Alzheimer Disease") View Subject | View Object

The loss of the nucleus basalis cholinergic neurons in AD patients is severe: from about 500,000 in the healthy adult to less than 100,000 in patients displaying advanced AD PubMed:26813123

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