central glial substance (CeGS)

The term central glial substance refers to an area surrounding the central canal of the spinal cord in the gray commissure; it is composed mainly of neuroglia ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: central gelatinous substance, substantia gliosa (spinalis), Substantia gelatinosa spinalis, lamina X, Rexed's lamina X, Lamina spinalis X, Substantia gelationsa centralis, central glial substance

NeuroNames ID: 1649

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