cuneatus tract morphogenesis

Term ID

GO:0021959

Synonyms

• tract of Burdach morphogenesis

Definition

Generation of a long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in the dorsal root ganglion towards target cells in the medulla. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the cuneatus tract, a group of axons that are from neurons involved in proprioception from the upper trunk and upper limb. 12867698

References

Ontology

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