"Optic Chiasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.
| Descriptor ID |
D009897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.317.578 A08.800.800.120.680.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Chiasm- Optic Chiasm
- Chiasm, Optic
- Chiasms, Optic
- Optic Chiasms
- Optic Chiasma
- Chiasma, Optic
- Chiasmas, Optic
- Optic Chiasmas
- Optic Decussation
- Decussation, Optic
- Decussations, Optic
- Optic Decussations
- Chiasma Opticum
- Chiasma Opticums
- Opticum, Chiasma
- Opticums, Chiasma
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Chiasm" by people in Profiles.
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Gobuty M, Hedges TR, Ho J, Erlich-Malona N, Vuong LN, Athappilly GK, Mendoza-Santiesteban CE. Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Reduction Preceding Visual Field Loss in a Patient With Chiasmal Compression With a 21-Month Follow-Up: Comment. J Neuroophthalmol. 2018 03; 38(1):127-128.
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Tieger MG, Hedges TR, Ho J, Erlich-Malona NK, Vuong LN, Athappilly GK, Mendoza-Santiesteban CE. Ganglion Cell Complex Loss in Chiasmal Compression by Brain Tumors. J Neuroophthalmol. 2017 03; 37(1):7-12.
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Patel B, Gimi B, Vachha B, Agadi S, Koral K. Optic nerve and chiasm enlargement in a case of infantile Krabbe disease: quantitative comparison with 26 age-matched controls. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun; 38(6):697-9.
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Travnickova-Bendova Z, Cermakian N, Reppert SM, Sassone-Corsi P. Bimodal regulation of mPeriod promoters by CREB-dependent signaling and CLOCK/BMAL1 activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 May 28; 99(11):7728-33.
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Reppert SM, Weaver DR, Rivkees SA, Stopa EG. Putative melatonin receptors in a human biological clock. Science. 1988 Oct 07; 242(4875):78-81.
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Kahn D, Abrams GM, Zimmerman EA, Carraway R, Leeman SE. Neurotensin neurons in the rat hypothalamus: an immunocytochemical study. Endocrinology. 1980 Jul; 107(1):47-54.
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Bittman EL, Goldman BD, Zucker I. Testicular responses to melatonin are altered by lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei in golden hamsters. Biol Reprod. 1979 Oct; 21(3):647-56.