"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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Cerebral small vessel disease pathology in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. Ageing Res Rev. 2023 07; 88:101962.
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White matter alterations associated with lifetime and current depression in adolescents: Evidence for cingulum disruptions. Depress Anxiety. 2022 12; 39(12):881-890.
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C-Reactive protein and the kynurenic acid to quinolinic acid ratio are independently associated with white matter integrity in major depressive disorder. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 10; 105:180-189.
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Spatial transcriptomic analysis reveals inflammatory foci defined by senescent cells in the white matter, hippocampi and cortical grey matter in the aged mouse brain. Geroscience. 2022 04; 44(2):661-681.
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Expanding the horizon of research into the pathogenesis of the white matter diseases: Proceedings of the 2021 Annual Workshop of the Albert Research Institute for White Matter and Cognition. Geroscience. 2022 02; 44(1):25-37.
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Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Superior Parietal Lobule. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 08 16; 21(3):E199-E214.
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Regional White Matter Scaling in the Human Brain. J Neurosci. 2021 08 18; 41(33):7015-7028.
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The Unique Fiber Anatomy of Middle Temporal Gyrus Default Mode Connectivity. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 06 15; 21(1):E8-E14.
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Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Lingual Gyrus and Cuneus. World Neurosurg. 2021 07; 151:e426-e437.
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Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Middle Frontal Gyrus. World Neurosurg. 2021 06; 150:e520-e529.