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myenteric nerve plexus

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One of two ganglionated neural networks which together form the enteric nervous system. The myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the gut. Its neurons project to the circular muscle, to other myenteric ganglia, to submucosal ganglia, or directly to the epithelium, and play an important role in regulating and patterning gut motility. [ NLXANAT:100306 ]

Synonyms: Auberbach plexus, Auberbach's plexus, plexus nervosus submucosus, plexus submucosus, Auberbachs plexus, Auerbach's plexus, Remak's plexus, myenteric plexus

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies lying in the muscular coat of the esophagus, stomach and intestines that communicate with the submucosal, subserosal and enteric plexuses[MP][MP:0010801].

UBPROP 0000012

note that FMA uses Meissner's plexus as a synonym, rather than separate class

has related synonym

submucous plexus, Meissner's plexus, plexus myentericus

id

UBERON:0002439

prefLabel

Myenteric nerve plexus, myenteric nerve plexus

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606