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GO: Biological Process

corticospinal tract morphogenesis

Term ID
GO:0021957
Synonyms
  • corticospinal tract axonogenesis
  • CST axonogenesis
Definition
Generation of a long process of a pyramidal cell, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in cerebral cortex layer V towards target cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the corticospinal tract. 9878731
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Phenotype
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