cuneate white matter

cuneate white matter (cuw)

The term cuneate white matter refers to the part of occipital white matter that is located deep to the cuneus on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe. Defined by dissection and stains for myelin, it is found in the human and the macaque. Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: cuneate white matter, Substantia medullaris cuneatus

NeuroNames ID: 14

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cuneate white matter

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English

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Unspecified

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NeuroNames-2000

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NeuroNames is used as a term's source if no published source of the term has been found. In most cases, the term is an English translation of a commonly used Latin term. In some cases it is a Latin translation of an English term for which no published Latin equivalent has been found. Latin roots of words not found in the neuroanatomical literature are derived from Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Simpson-59).

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Name:

Substantia medullaris cuneatus

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Latin

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Unspecified

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NeuroNames-2000

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cuw

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acronym

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Unspecified

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NeuroNames

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

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sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

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cuneate white matter

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NeuroNames

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