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ANTERIOR HORN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ventral horn
1, record 1, English, ventral%20horn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ventral horn of spinal cord 2, record 1, English, ventral%20horn%20of%20spinal%20cord
correct
- anterior horn 3, record 1, English, anterior%20horn
correct
- anterior horn of spinal cord 2, record 1, English, anterior%20horn%20of%20spinal%20cord
correct
- cornu ventrale medullae spinalis 2, record 1, English, cornu%20ventrale%20medullae%20spinalis
Latin
- cornu anterius medullae spinalis 2, record 1, English, cornu%20anterius%20medullae%20spinalis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horn-shaped configuration presented by the ventral column of the spinal cord, housing the cell bodies of the neurons that directly innervate the muscles of voluntary movement. 4, record 1, English, - ventral%20horn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corne ventrale
1, record 1, French, corne%20ventrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corne ventrale de la moelle 2, record 1, French, corne%20ventrale%20de%20la%20moelle
correct, feminine noun
- corne antérieure 2, record 1, French, corne%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- corne antérieure de la moelle 2, record 1, French, corne%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20de%20la%20moelle
correct, feminine noun
- cornu anterius medullae spinalis 2, record 1, French, cornu%20anterius%20medullae%20spinalis
Latin
- cornu anterius 2, record 1, French, cornu%20anterius
Latin
- cornu ventrale 2, record 1, French, cornu%20ventrale
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation grise de la moelle s'étendant en avant du canal épendymaire, renfermant les motoneurones impliqués dans la contraction musculaire. 2, record 1, French, - corne%20ventrale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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