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dorsal thoracic nucleus

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Two column-shaped nuclear masses formed by large cells. Clarke's nuclei are located in the regions dorsolateral to the central canal in the thoratic and upper lumbar segments. [ ]

Term info

Label

dorsal thoracic nucleus

Synonyms
  • Clarke's column
  • Clarke's nucleus
  • Stilling-Clarke's column
  • Stilling-Clarke's nucleus
  • dorsal nucleus of Clarke
  • nucleus thoracicus dorsalis
  • nucleus thoracicus posterior
  • posterior thoracic nucleus
  • spinal cord dorsal nucleus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

plural term
Clarke's nuclei [ NLXANAT : 20090102 ]

latin term
nucleus thoracicus dorsalis [ FMA : 77023 FMA : TA ]

latin term
nucleus thoracicus posterior [ FMA : TA FMA : 77023 ]

contributor

Sarah M. Maynard

external definition

Clarke's column (column of Clarke, dorsal nucleus, posterior thoracic nucleus, nucleus dorsalis of Clarke) is a group of interneurons found in the medial part of Lamina VII, also known as the intermediate zone, of the spinal cord. It is mainly located from the T1 to L3-L4 levels and is an important structure for proprioception[Wikipedia:Posterior_thoracic_nucleus].

has related synonym

dorsal nucleus of the spinal cord rostral part, dorsal nucleus of the spinal cord, Clarke's nuclei

id

UBERON:0002246