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axon tract
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A group of axons linking two or more neuropils and having a common origin, termination[FBbt]. [ http://flybrain.uni-freiburg.de/Flybrain/html/terms/terms.html https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/286 ]
Term info
Label
axon tract
Synonyms
- axonal tract
- neuraxis tract
- tract of neuraxis
Subsets
cumbo, pheno_slim
comment
WP says this is the analog of peripheral nerves in CNS.
external definition
White matter structure of CNS that contains axons that arise predominantly in one central nervous system part and terminate in another. Tracts are generally named by their region or origin followed by their region of primary termination, e.g., mammillothalamic tract contains axons that arise from neurons in the mammillary bodies and terminate in the thalamus. (CUMBO)
has narrow synonym
nerve tract
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
tract, nerve tract
id
UBERON:0001018