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Choroid plexus

The choroid plexus, or plica choroidea, is a plexus of cells that arises from the tela choroidea in each of the ventricles of the brain. Regions of the choroid plexus produce and secrete most of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the central nervous system. The choroid plexus consists of modified ependymal cells surrounding a core of capillaries and loose…

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FMA
61934
Latin
plexus choroideus
MeSH
D002831
NeuroNames
1377
TA2
5654, 5786, 5980
TA98
A14.1.09.279 A14.1.01.307 A14.1.01.306 A14.1.01.304 A14.1.05.715

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Edges49
Triples57
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier · 9
Choroid plexus → BBB, BCSFB, CSF, CSF-brain, Despite, For, Similar, The, There
related to Etymology · 9
Choroid plexus → Ancient Greek, As, Both, Choroid, Galen, Latin, Nomina Anatomica, Terminologia Anatomica, The
related to Choroid plexus cysts · 8
Choroid plexus → Choroid, Down, During, Edwards, Size, The, These, They
related to External links · 8
Choroid plexus → Anatomy, Archived, BrainInfo, Choroid PlexusMore, Dimensional, Elsevier, MedPix Images, Roche Lexicon
related to Microanatomy · 8
Choroid plexus → Choroid, CSF, Fluid, Progenitor, The, There, These, Unlike
related to Function · 3
Choroid plexus → CSF, In, The
related to Additional images · 2
Choroid plexus → Choroid, Coronal
related to Location · 2
Choroid plexus → In, There
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Choroid plexus → 61934
Latin · 1
Choroid plexus → plexus choroideus

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plexus choroid cells ventricles brain cerebrospinal fluid cysts csf blood barrier lateral epithelial ependymal ventricle citation needed substances system tissue

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Choroid plexusFMA619341.00infobox
Choroid plexusLatinplexus choroideus1.00infobox
Choroid plexusMeSHD0028311.00infobox
Choroid plexusNeuroNames13771.00infobox
Choroid plexusTA25654, 5786, 59801.00infobox
Choroid plexusTA98A14.1.09.279 A14.1.01.307 A14.1.01.306 A14.1.01.304 A14.1.05.7151.00infobox
Choroid plexusis amembrane composed of epithelial cells and tight junctions that link them0.90text
Choroid plexusrelated to Additional imagesCoronal0.60section
Choroid plexusrelated to Additional imagesChoroid0.60section
Choroid plexusrelated to Blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrierThe0.60section
Choroid plexusrelated to Blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrierBCSFB0.60section
Choroid plexusrelated to Blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrierCSF0.60section

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