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dorsal commissural nucleus of spinal cord
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A continuous column of gray matter along the midline in the dorsal gray commissure that sends fibers to the hypogastric nerve. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/758335 ]
Term info
Label
dorsal commissural nucleus of spinal cord
has broad synonym
spinal cord dorsal commissural nucleus
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0011776
taxon notes
The DCN may be species-specific and related to the system of short adrenergic neurons present in the pelvis.
Term relations
Subclass of:
- nucleus of spinal cord
- part of some dorsal gray commissure of spinal cord
- part of some dorsal horn of spinal cord