Substantia gelatinosa
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Substantia gelatinosa can refer to:
  • Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
    Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
    The 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 centralis
    Substantia gelatinosa centralis
    Throughout 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.
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