spinothalamic tract morphogenesis

Term ID

GO:0021963

Synonyms

• dorsolateral tract of Lissauer morphogenesis

Definition

Generation of a long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in the spinal cord towards target cells in the thalamus. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the spinothalamic tract, one of the major routes of nociceptive signaling.

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Ontology

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