Periaqueductal Gray
"Periaqueductal Gray" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.822.595 A08.186.211.653.822.595
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| Concept/Terms |
Periaqueductal Gray- Periaqueductal Gray
- Gray, Periaqueductal
- Mesencephalic Central Gray
- Central Gray, Mesencephalic
- Gray, Mesencephalic Central
- Midbrain Central Gray
- Central Gray, Midbrain
- Gray, Midbrain Central
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periaqueductal Gray" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Karafin MS, Chen G, Wandersee NJ, Brandow AM, Hurley RW, Simpson P, Ward D, Li SJ, Field JJ. Chronic pain in adults with sickle cell disease is associated with alterations in functional connectivity of the brain. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0216994.