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Basal Nucleus of Meynert

Known as: Ganglion of Meynert, Nucleus basalis telencephali, Meynert Basal Nucleus 
A group of nerve cells in the SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA that has wide projections to the NEOCORTEX and is rich in ACETYLCHOLINE and CHOLINE… 
National Institutes of Health

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AcetylcholineAlzheimer's DiseaseBlood supply aspectsCerebral cortex

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Basal Ganglia

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Basal Magnocellular Nucleus

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Review
1992
Review
1992
Cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons display the capacity for rhythmic bursting activity mediated by low-threshold calcium spikes
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Immunocytochemical localization of argininosuccinate synthetase in the rat brain
The neuronal distribution of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) was mapped in the rat brain. Argininosuccinate synthetase is one… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Nucleus basalis magnocellularis and memory: differential effects of two neurotoxins.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Novel neurotrophic factors, receptors, and oncogenes.
Theories concerning the regulation of brain growth during development, involutional changes during aging, and responses to… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
9-Amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-1-ols: synthesis and evaluation as potential Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.
The synthesis of a series of 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-1-ols is reported. These compounds are related to 1,2,3,4… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Basal forebrain neurons projecting to the rat frontoparietal cortex: Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effects of bilateral ibotenate-induced lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis upon selective cholinergic biochemical markers in the rat anterior cerebral cortex
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Pharmacological alleviation of cholinergic lesion induced memory deficits in rats.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Dissociated cell culture of cholinergic neurons from nucleus basalis of Meynert and other basal forebrain nuclei.
Degeneration of cholinergic neurons from the basal forebrain nuclei is suspected to be the cause of Alzheimer disease. We have… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Degeneration of cholinergic neurons in the basal nucleus following kainic or N-methyl-D-aspartic acid application to the cerebral cortex in the rat
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