"White Matter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
Descriptor ID |
D066127
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MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.204 A08.186.854.880
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Concept/Terms |
White Matter- White Matter
- Matter, White
- Matters, White
- White Matters
Cerebellar White Matter- Cerebellar White Matter
- Cerebellar White Matters
- Matter, Cerebellar White
- Matters, Cerebellar White
- White Matter, Cerebellar
- White Matters, Cerebellar
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2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "White Matter" by people in Profiles.
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Reaction Time Variability in Children Is Specifically Associated With Attention Problems and Regional White Matter Microstructure. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2023 08; 8(8):832-840.
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Punctate white matter lesions of preterm infants: Risk factor analysis. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2019 Sep; 23(5):733-739.
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Transcriptional profiling of human microglia reveals grey-white matter heterogeneity and multiple sclerosis-associated changes. Nat Commun. 2019 03 13; 10(1):1139.
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Tracking the brain in myotonic dystrophies: A 5-year longitudinal follow-up study. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0213381.
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PEX6 is Expressed in Photoreceptor Cilia and Mutated in Deafblindness with Enamel Dysplasia and Microcephaly. Hum Mutat. 2016 Feb; 37(2):170-4.