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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Autonomic Pathways > Submucous Plexus
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Autonomic Pathways > Submucous Plexus
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Enteric Nervous System > Submucous Plexus

Preferred term

Submucous Plexus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Meissner Plexus
  • Meissner's Plexus
  • Meissners Plexus
  • Plexus, Meissner's
  • Plexus, Submucosal
  • Submucosal Plexus

Note

  • a neural network of the enteric nerv syst

Scope note

  • One of two ganglionated neural networks which together form the enteric nervous system. The submucous (Meissner's) plexus is in the connective tissue of the submucosa. Its neurons innervate the epithelium, blood vessels, endocrine cells, other submucosal ganglia, and myenteric ganglia, and play an important role in regulating ion and water transport. (From FASEB J 1989;3:127-38)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013368

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