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MATIERE GRISE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Neural tissue containing both nerve cells and unmyelinated fibers and having a grayish color, especially in the brain and spinal cord.

Key term(s)
  • grey matter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Tissu nerveux composé des corps cellulaires des cellules nerveuses, de couleur grise. Par opposition à la matière blanche constituée, elle, par les fibres nerveuses prolongeant les corps cellulaires et dont l'aspect blanchâtre provient de la gaine de myéline dont elles sont entourées [...] Les centres nerveux et particulièrement le cortex cérébral sont composés de matière grise, alors que les voies nerveuses (nerfs et commissures) constituent la matière blanche.

Spanish

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