spinal central gray ( CGRsp )

The term spinal central gray (CGRsp) refers to the gray substance of the spinal cord. Continuous with the central gray of the medulla (CGRme), it is found in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ), the macaque ( NeuroNames ), the rat ( Swanson-2004 ), and the mouse ( NeuroNames ). Functionally it is part of the motor system ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
central gray substance of the spinal cord English Ellis-1869 James Walton, London, 1869. Demonstrations of anatomy: Being a Guide to the Knowledge of the Human Body by Dissection human
spinal gray English Carpenter-1983 Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983 Human Neuroanatomy human
grey matter of the spinal cord English Lockhart-1959 J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1959 Anatomy of the Human Body human
spinal central gray English Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
central grey substance English Rexed-1964 Progress in Brain Research, 1964;11: 58-90. Some Aspects of the Cytoarchitectonics and Synaptology of the Spinal Cord cat
spinal cord grey matter English Rexed-1964 Progress in Brain Research, 1964;11: 58-90. Some Aspects of the Cytoarchitectonics and Synaptology of the Spinal Cord cat
central gray of the spinal cord English BAMS Bota M, Dong HW and Swanson L (2003) From gene networks to brain networks, Nature Neuroscience. 6:795-799. Brain Architecture Management System rat
CGS acronym Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
CGRsp acronym NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames Unspecified
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