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dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway

Term ID
UBERON:0018237
Synonyms
  • DCML
  • DCML pathway
  • dorsal column
  • dorsal column tract
  • dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway
  • dorsal column-medial lemniscus system
  • dorsal column-medial lemniscus tract
  • medial lemniscus tracts
  • posterior column pathway
  • posterior column-medial leminscus pathway
  • posterior column-medial lemniscus system
  • posterior column/medial leminscus pathway
Definition
A sensory tract originating in the spinal cord responsible for transmitting fine touch, vibration and conscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebral cortex. The components include the fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway
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