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Choroid Plexus

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Definition: 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.  in the brain: do not confuse with CHOROID (in the eye); diseases: coord IM with BRAIN DISEASES (IM); neopl    Other names Plexus, Choroid
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Choroid plexus calcification with mental retardation  0   *Calcinosis *Intellectual Disability Choroid Plexus/abnormalities.
choroid plexus peptide  0   *Peptides Choroid Plexus. Am J Physiol 232(4):E353;1977

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