"White Matter" 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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The region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears lighter in color than the other type, GRAY MATTER. It mainly consists of MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS and contains few neuronal cell bodies or DENDRITES.
| Descriptor ID |
D066127
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.204 A08.186.854.880
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| Concept/Terms |
White Matter- White Matter
- Matter, White
- Matters, White
- White Matters
Cerebellar White Matter- Cerebellar White Matter
- Cerebellar White Matters
- Matter, Cerebellar White
- Matters, Cerebellar White
- White Matter, Cerebellar
- White Matters, Cerebellar
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "White Matter" by people in Profiles.
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The distribution, number, and certain neurochemical identities of infracortical white matter neurons in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) brain. J Comp Neurol. 2021 10; 529(14):3429-3452.