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enteric plexus

Term ID
UBERON:0000429
Synonyms
  • intrinsic nerve plexus
  • plexus entericus
Definition
A plexus of autonomic nerve fibers within the wall of the digestive tube, and made up of the submucosal, myenteric, and subserosal plexuses; it contains visceral afferent fibers, sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic preganglionic and postganglionic fibers, and parasympathetic postganglionic cell bodies.
References
  • BTO:0002437
  • EMAPA:35446
  • MA:0001147
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