gray matter of spinal cord

Term ID

UBERON:0002315

Synonyms

• gray matter of spinal cord
• gray substance of spinal cord
• grey matter of spinal cord
• grey substance of spinal cord
• spinal cord gray matter
• spinal cord grey matter
• spinal cord grey substance
• substantia grisea medullae spinalis

Definition

The ridge-shaped grey matter of the spinal cord that extends longitudunally through the center of each half of the spinal cord, and are largely or entirely composed of nerve cell bodies and their dendrites and some supportive tissue.

References

• BAMS:Scgrey
• DHBA:146035048
• EMAPA:35792
• MA:0000002
• NCIT:C32696
• UMLS:C0475853
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=2619
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0475853
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279441003
• nlx_anat:100204

Ontology

Cell Ontology