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tectospinal tract

Term ID
UBERON:0002949
Synonyms
  • tectospinal pathway
  • tectospinal tract
  • tectospinal tract of the medulla
  • tractus tectospinalis
  • tratto tettospinale@it
Definition
A long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in the superior colliculus of the midbrain towards target cells in the ventral spinal cord[GO]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectospinal_tract
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