"Periaqueductal Gray" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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 Gray Substance of Midbrain
- Griseum Centrale
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephali
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephalus
- Periaqueductal Gray Matter
- Gray Matter, Periaqueductal
- Central Periaqueductal Gray
- Gray, Central Periaqueductal
- Periaqueductal Grays, Central
- Mesencephalic Central Gray
- Central Gray, Mesencephalic
- Midbrain Central Gray
- Central Gray, Midbrain
- Substantia Grisea Centralis
- Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periaqueductal Gray" by people in Profiles.
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Porter-Stransky KA, Centanni SW, Karne SL, Odil LM, Fekir S, Wong JC, Jerome C, Mitchell HA, Escayg A, Pedersen NP, Winder DG, Mitrano DA, Weinshenker D. Noradrenergic Transmission at Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptors in the Ventral Periaqueductal Gray Modulates Arousal. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 02 01; 85(3):237-247.
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Dobner PR. Neurotensin and pain modulation. Peptides. 2006 Oct; 27(10):2405-14.
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Luders E, Gaser C, Jancke L, Schlaug G. A voxel-based approach to gray matter asymmetries. Neuroimage. 2004 Jun; 22(2):656-64.
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Schwarting GA, Williams MA, Evans JE, McCluer RH. Characterization of SSEA-1 glycolipids from the brain of a patient with fucosidosis. Glycoconj J. 1989; 6(3):293-302.
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Maciewicz R, Phipps BS, Foote WE, Aronin N, DiFiglia M. The distribution of substance P-containing neurons in the cat Edinger-Westphal nucleus: relationship to efferent projection systems. Brain Res. 1983 Jul 04; 270(2):217-30.