Preferred Label : submucous plexus;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : plexus, submucosal; meissner plexus; meissners plexus; meissner's plexus; plexus, meissner's; plexus, submucous; submucosal plexus;
MeSH annotation : a neural network of the enteric nerv syst;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submucous plexus;
Origin ID : D013368;
UMLS CUI : C0038564;
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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)