gray matter

Term ID

UBERON:0002020

Synonyms

gray mater
gray matter
gray matter of neuraxis
grey matter
grey matter of neuraxis
grey substance
grisea
neuronal grey matter
substantia grisea

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Definition

A nervous system structure composed primarily of nerve cell bodies (somas). May also include dendrites and the initial unmyelinated portion of axons. (2)

References

AEO:0001012
EHDAA2:0003136
EHDAA2_RETIRED:0004658
Gray:matter
HBA:4006
MA:0001112
NCIT:C32695
OpenCyc:Mx4rwDdKMpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
TAO:0002197
UMLS:C0018220
VHOG:0001768
ZFA:0001681
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=2869
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0018220

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Ontology

Cell Ontology

Relationships

is a type of: central nervous system cell part cluster

central nervous system cell part cluster Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: brain gray matter central gray substance cerebral hemisphere gray matter future facial nucleus future inferior salivatory nucleus ... Show All 18 Terms

brain gray matter central gray substance cerebral hemisphere gray matter future facial nucleus future inferior salivatory nucleus future nucleus ambiguus future superior salivatory nucleus gray matter of diencephalon gray matter of forebrain gray matter of hindbrain gray matter of midbrain gray matter of spinal cord gray matter of telencephalon lumbar spinal cord gray matter midbrain basal plate nuclear complex of neuraxis pallidum sacral spinal cord gray matter Show first 5 Terms