| Term: | medial longitudinal catecholaminergic tract axon |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | medial longitudinal catecholaminergic tract |
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| Synonyms: | medial longitudinal CA tract, mlct |
| Definition: | CNS white matter tract, major catecholaminergic tract that originates in the diencephalon, passes the locus coeruleus and projects through the hindbrain into the spinal cord. Dopaminergic neurons of the posterior tuberculum and lateral hypothalamus provide the predominant contribution to descending mlct projections. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005341] |