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lamina of Rexed


A division of the gray matter of the spinal cord into nine laminae (I-IX) and a gray area around the central canal (area X) based on cytoarchitectural features; the dorsal (posterior) horn is composed of laminae I-VI, the intermediate zone of lamina VII, and the ventral horn of laminae VIII and IX; general correlation of laminae with major nuclei: I, posteromarginal nucleus; II, substantia gelatinosa; III, IV, nucleus proprius (posterior); V, VI, nucleus proprius (anterior); VII, Clarke's nucleus, intermediolateral cell column; VIII, commissural nuclei, interneurons; IX, motor nuclei of ventral horn.