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lateral corticospinal tract

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Part of the corticospinal tract located in the spinal cord, formed as 75 to 90% of the corticospinal fibers cross to the opposite side of the brainstem in the pyramidal decussation. This tract descends the length of the spinal cord in the lateral white column (Adapted from Brain Info). [ BIRNLEX:1095 ]

Synonyms: pyramidal tract, crossed, crossed pyramidal tract, corticospinal tract, crossed, lateral pyramidal tract

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Spinal_cord_tracts_-_English.svg

has related synonym

tractus corticospinalis (pyramidalis) lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract, tractus corticospinalis lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract of the medulla, corticospinal tract, crossed, fasciculus cerebrospinalis lateralis, crossed corticospinal tract

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UBERON:0002589

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Lateral corticospinal tract