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MeSH Heading: Periaqueductal Gray
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.595
Unique ID: D010487
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010487
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Central Gray Substance of Midbrain; Central Periaqueductal Gray; Griseum Centrale; Griseum Centrale Mesencephali; Mesencephalic Central Gray; Midbrain Central Gray; Periaqueductal Gray Matter; Substantia Grisea Centralis; Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali
NLM Classification #: WL 310
Previous Indexing: Brain (1966-1982); Cerebral Aqueduct (1971-1982); Mesencephalon (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 83
History Note: 83
Date Established: 1983/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/26
Revision Date: 2015/11/24

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0016292
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Periaqueductal Gray Preferred Term
Term UI T030993
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1983); Midbrain Central Gray
Term UI T030992
Date04/26/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Periaqueductal Gray Matter
Term UI T854877
Date02/07/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Substantia Grisea Centralis
Term UI T854878
Date02/07/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Central Gray Substance of Midbrain
Term UI T854881
Date02/07/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Griseum Centrale
Term UI T856812
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Griseum Centrale Mesencephali
Term UI T856813
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali
Term UI T856814
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Mesencephalic Central Gray
Term UI T030991
Date04/26/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Central Periaqueductal Gray
Term UI T858530
Date04/16/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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