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Abstract
Region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears darker in color than the other type, WHITE MATTER. It is composed of neuronal CELL BODIES; NEUROPIL; GLIAL CELLS and CAPILLARIES but few MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS.
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19 entry terms
- Grey Matter
- Gray Matters
- Grey Matters
- Matter, Gray
- Matter, Grey
- Matters, Gray
- Matters, Grey
- Cerebellar Gray Matter
- Cerebellar Grey Matter
- Cerebellar Gray Matters
- Cerebellar Grey Matters
- Gray Matter, Cerebellar
- Gray Matters, Cerebellar
- Grey Matter, Cerebellar
- Grey Matters, Cerebellar
- Matter, Cerebellar Gray
- Matter, Cerebellar Grey
- Matters, Cerebellar Gray
- Matters, Cerebellar Grey
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
2015
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- Brain (1963-2014)
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WL 300
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gray Matter. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066128. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066128
- Gray Matter. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_matter
- Gray Matter. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646150