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mammillothalamic axonal tract

Term ID
UBERON:0006696
Synonyms
  • bundle of vicq d%27azyr
  • bundle of vicq d%e2%80%99azyr
  • fasciculus mammillothalamicus
  • mamillo-thalamic tract
  • mammillo-thalamic fasciculus
  • mammillo-thalamic tract
  • mammillothalamic tract
  • thalamomammillary fasciculus
Definition
A fiber pathway that originates from neurons in the posterior hypothalamic region and projects to various nuclei of the anterior nuclear group of the thalamus. It is a composite structure that consists of the mammillothalamic tract of the hypothalamus and the mammillothalamic tract of the thalamus (Carpenter-1983). (from Brain Info.org)
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