"Perforant Pathway" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A pathway of fibers that originates in the lateral part of the ENTORHINAL CORTEX, perforates the SUBICULUM of the HIPPOCAMPUS, and runs into the stratum moleculare of the hippocampus, where these fibers synapse with others that go to the DENTATE GYRUS where the pathway terminates. It is also known as the perforating fasciculus.
| Descriptor ID |
D019580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.730 A08.612.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Perforant Pathway- Perforant Pathway
- Pathway, Perforant
- Pathways, Perforant
- Perforant Pathways
- Perforant Path
- Path, Perforant
- Paths, Perforant
- Perforant Paths
- Perforating Fasciculus
- Fasciculus, Perforating
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