"Hypogastric Plexus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex network of nerve fibers in the pelvic region. The hypogastric plexus distributes sympathetic fibers from the lumbar paravertebral ganglia and the aortic plexus, parasympathetic fibers from the pelvic nerve, and visceral afferents. The bilateral pelvic plexus is in its lateral extent.
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D007001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.050.050.400 A08.800.800.060.400
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypogastric Plexus" by people in Profiles.
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Chaban V, Christensen A, Wakamatsu M, McDonald M, Rapkin A, McDonald J, Micevych P. The same dorsal root ganglion neurons innervate uterus and colon in the rat. Neuroreport. 2007 Feb 12; 18(3):209-12.