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Central tegmental tract
| Name: | Central tegmental tract |
| Description: | A pathway containing fibers from midbrain nuclei that project to the inferior olivary complex, as well as fibers originating in the pontine reticular formation and the medullary reticular formation that project to several nuclei of the thalamus. It can be identified in the midbrain and the pons (Adapted from Brain Info). |
| Is part of: | midbrain tegmentum, pontine tegmentum, white matter |
| Abbreviation: | ctg |
| Super-category: | Nerve tract |
| Id: | nlx_32981 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Parts of Central tegmental tract
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
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| Abbrev | ctg + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | A pathway containing fibers from midbrain … A pathway containing fibers from midbrain nuclei that project to the inferior olivary complex, as well as fibers originating in the pontine reticular formation and the medullary reticular formation that project to several nuclei of the thalamus. It can be identified in the midbrain and the pons (Adapted from Brain Info). in and the pons (Adapted from Brain Info). |
| Id | nlx_32981 + |
| Is part of | Midbrain tegmentum +, Pontine tegmentum +, and White matter + |
| Label | Central tegmental tract + |
| ModifiedDate | 9 March 2012 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Nerve tract + |




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