"Choroid Plexus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A villous structure of tangled masses of BLOOD VESSELS contained within the third, lateral, and fourth ventricles of the BRAIN. It regulates part of the production and composition of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID.
| Descriptor ID |
D002831
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.276.298
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| Concept/Terms |
Choroid Plexus- Choroid Plexus
- Plexus, Choroid
- Plexus Choroideus
- Choroideus, Plexus
- Chorioid Plexus
- Plexus, Chorioid
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[3H]SCH 23390 labels both dopamine-1 and 5-hydroxytryptamine1c receptors in the choroid plexus. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1988 Oct; 247(1):343-8.