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Structure of ventral corticospinal tract

Known as: Anterior corticospinal tract, Tractus corticospinalis ventralis, Anterior tract of Turck 
A small bundle of ipsilateral neuronal fibers originating in the motor region of the cerebral cortex that descend down the spinal cord.
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Corticospinal TractsSpinal cord white matter structure

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Medulla OblongataWhite matter of medulla oblongata

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Corticospinal circuit plasticity in motor rehabilitation from spinal cord injury
2014
2014
Skilled Reaching and Grasping in the Rat: Lacking Effect of Corticospinal Lesion
The corticospinal system is a major motor pathway in the control of skilled voluntary movements such as reaching and grasping. It… 
2012
2012
Low-frequency internal waves in magnetized rotating stellar radiation zones - II. Angular momentum transport with a toroidal field
Context. With the progress of observational constraints on dynamical processes in stars, it becomes necessary to understand the… 
2011
2011
Functional electrical therapy for hemiparesis alleviates disability and enhances neuroplasticity.
Impaired motor and sensory function is common in the upper limb in humans after cerebrovascular stroke and it often remains as a… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Plasticity of inwardly rectifying conductances following a corticospinal lesion in human subjects
This study investigated whether there are changes in the excitability of motor axons in peripheral nerves of patients with… 
1993
1993
Cortical influences on cervical motoneurons in the rat: recordings of synaptic responses from motoneurons and compound action potential from corticospinal axons
1985
1985
On the development of the pyramidal tract in the rat
SummaryAn anterograde tracer study has been made of the developing corticospinal tract (CST) in the rat using wheat germ… 
1984
1984
The fate of severed corticospinal axons
The potential for regeneration of severed corticospinal axons was examined by labeling these axons with horseradish peroxidase… 
1977
1977
Regeneration of corticospinal axons in the rat
In the rat, a few long descending motor tracts capable of carrying an impulse and causing a propagated impulse in the ipsilateral… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE COURSE AND TERMINATION OF THE PROJECTION FIBERS FROM CORTICAL AREAS 4 AND 6 IN THE CAT
The axon degeneration following cortical ablation of areas 4 and 6 of the cat has been traced in serial sections impregnated by… 
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