"Periaqueductal Gray" 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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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) |
A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.595
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Concept/Terms |
Periaqueductal Gray- Periaqueductal Gray
- Central Gray Substance of Midbrain
- Griseum Centrale
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephali
- Griseum Centrale Mesencephalus
- Periaqueductal Gray Matter
- Gray Matter, Periaqueductal
- Central Periaqueductal Gray
- Gray, Central Periaqueductal
- Periaqueductal Grays, Central
- Mesencephalic Central Gray
- Central Gray, Mesencephalic
- Midbrain Central Gray
- Central Gray, Midbrain
- Substantia Grisea Centralis
- Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periaqueductal Gray" by people in Profiles.
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Activity of GABA neurons in the zona incerta and ventral lateral periaqueductal grey is biased towards sleep. Sleep. 2023 Mar 09; 46(3).
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Cue-inhibited ventrolateral periaqueductal gray neurons signal fear output and threat probability in male rats. Elife. 2019 09 30; 8.
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The ventrolateral periaqueductal grey updates fear via positive prediction error. Eur J Neurosci. 2020 02; 51(3):866-880.
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Hypocretin-2 saporin lesions of the ventrolateral periaquaductal gray (vlPAG) increase REM sleep in hypocretin knockout mice. PLoS One. 2009 Jul 22; 4(7):e6346.
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Extrahippocampal gray matter atrophy and memory impairment in patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy. Hum Brain Mapp. 2007 Dec; 28(12):1376-90.
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Identification of wake-active dopaminergic neurons in the ventral periaqueductal gray matter. J Neurosci. 2006 Jan 04; 26(1):193-202.