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SUBSTANTIA GRISEA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The gray nervous tissue composed of nerve cell bodies, unmyelinated nerve fibers, and supportive tissue.

OBS

grey matter; gray matter; substantia grisea: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

[...] la substance grise («substantia grisea») contient de nombreux corps cellulaires de neurones responsables de cette coloration grisâtre [...]

OBS

substance grise : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

substantia grisea : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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