Choroid Plexus
"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Choroid Plexus" by people in Profiles.
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BERING EA. Circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid. Demonstration of the choroid plexuses as the generator of the force for flow of fluid and ventricular enlargement. J Neurosurg. 1962 May; 19:405-13.
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BERING EA. Studies on the role of the choroid plexus in tracer exchanges between blood and cerebrospinal fluid. J Neurosurg. 1955 Jul; 12(4):385-92.
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BERING EA. Choroid plexus and arterial pulsation of cerebrospinal fluid; demonstration of the choroid plexuses as a cerebrospinal fluid pump. AMA Arch Neurol Psychiatry. 1955 Feb; 73(2):165-72.