corticospinal tract morphogenesis

Term ID

GO:0021957

Synonyms

• corticospinal tract axonogenesis
• CST axonogenesis

Definition

Generation of a long process of a pyramidal cell, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in cerebral cortex layer V towards target cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the corticospinal tract. 9878731

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO