Periaqueductal Gray
"Periaqueductal Gray" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Central gray matter surrounding the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT in the MESENCEPHALON. Physiologically it is probably involved in RAGE reactions, the LORDOSIS REFLEX; FEEDING responses, bladder tonus, and pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D010487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.595
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| Concept/Terms |
Periaqueductal Gray- Periaqueductal Gray
- Central Periaqueductal Gray
- Central Periaqueductal Grays
- Gray, Central Periaqueductal
- Grays, Central Periaqueductal
- Periaqueductal Gray, Central
- Periaqueductal Grays, Central
- Griseum Centrale
- Centrale, Griseum
- Centrales, Griseum
- Griseum Centrales
- Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali
- Mesencephalic Central Gray
- Central Gray, Mesencephalic
- Midbrain Central Gray
- Central Gray, Midbrain
- Periaqueductal Gray Matter
- Gray Matter, Periaqueductal
- Gray Matters, Periaqueductal
- Periaqueductal Gray Matters
- Substantia Grisea Centralis
- Grisea Centrali, Substantia
- Grisea Centralis, Substantia
- Substantia Grisea Centrali
- Central Gray Substance of Midbrain
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephali
- Centrale Mesencephali, Griseum
- Centrale Mesencephalus, Griseum
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephalus
- Mesencephali, Griseum Centrale
- Mesencephalus, Griseum Centrale
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