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lateral column
White matter tracts lateral to the gray matter of the spinal cord containing ascending axons from sensory neurons & descending axons from motor & autonomic neurons.
Pathology: -the lateral columns of the thoracic & cervical spine degenerate in vitamin B12 deficiency
General
spinal cord structure
References
Principles of Neural Science, 3rd ed., Kandel,
Schwartz & Jessell (eds), Elsevier, NY, 1991, pg 284, 356
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