Substantia gelatinosa
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Substantia gelatinosa can refer to:
Substantia gelatinosa is a structure involved in pain transmission.
- Substantia gelatinosa of RolandoSubstantia gelatinosa of RolandoThe apex of the posterior horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord is capped by a V-shaped or crescentic mass of translucent, gelatinous neuroglia, termed the substantia gelatinosa of Rolando , which contains both neuroglia cells, and small nerve cells...
(usually what is meant when "Substantia gelatinosa" is used by itself) - Substantia gelatinosa centralisSubstantia gelatinosa centralisThroughout the cervical and thoracic regions the central canal is situated in the anterior third of the medulla spinalis; in the lumbar enlargement it is near the middle, and in the conus medullaris it approaches the posterior surface...
Substantia gelatinosa is a structure involved in pain transmission.