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Descriptor English: White Matter
Descriptor Spanish: Sustancia Blanca
Descriptor sustancia blanca
Entry term(s) arbor vitae cerebelli
cuerpo medular del cerebelo
cuerpo medular del vermis cerebeloso
materia blanca
materia blanca cerebelosa
materia blanca del cerebelo
sustancia blanca cerebelosa
sustancia blanca del cerebelo
sustancia branca arborescente del cerebelo
árbol de la vida del cerebelo
Scope note: Región del SISTEMA NERVIOSO CENTRAL que tiene un tono de color más claro que el otro tipo, la SUSTANCIA GRIS. Está constituida principalmente por FIBRAS NERVIOSAS MIELÍNICAS, pero con un escaso contenido en cuerpos celulares neuronales ni DENDRITAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Substância Branca
Descriptor French: Substance blanche
Entry term(s): Cerebellar White Matter
Cerebellar White Matters
Matter, Cerebellar White
Matter, White
Matters, Cerebellar White
Matters, White
White Matter, Cerebellar
White Matters
White Matters, Cerebellar
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.204
A08.186.854.880
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D066127
Scope note: The region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears lighter in color than the other type, GRAY MATTER. It mainly consists of MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS and contains few neuronal cell bodies or DENDRITES.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Brain (1963-2014)
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated (1963-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Related: Nerve Fibers, Myelinated MeSH
DeCS ID: 55510
Unique ID: D066127
NLM Classification: WL 300
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2014/06/11
White Matter - Preferred
Concept UI M0592773
Scope note The region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears lighter in color than the other type, GRAY MATTER. It mainly consists of MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS and contains few neuronal cell bodies or DENDRITES.
Preferred term White Matter
Entry term(s) Matter, White
Matters, White
White Matters
Cerebellar White Matter - Narrower
Concept UI M0592760
Preferred term Cerebellar White Matter
Entry term(s) Cerebellar White Matters
Matter, Cerebellar White
Matters, Cerebellar White
White Matter, Cerebellar
White Matters, Cerebellar



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