Gray Matter

"Gray Matter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D066128
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.168 A08.186.854.348
Concept/Terms	Gray Matter Gray Matter Gray Matters Matter, Gray Matters, Gray Grey Matter Grey Matters Matter, Grey Matters, Grey Cerebellar Gray Matter Cerebellar Gray Matter Cerebellar Gray Matters Gray Matter, Cerebellar Gray Matters, Cerebellar Matter, Cerebellar Gray Matters, Cerebellar Gray Cerebellar Grey Matter Cerebellar Grey Matters Grey Matter, Cerebellar Grey Matters, Cerebellar Matter, Cerebellar Grey Matters, Cerebellar Grey

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gray Matter".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Gray Matter [A08.186.211.168]
Spinal Cord [A08.186.854]
Gray Matter [A08.186.854.348]

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