dorsal root fibers
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The term dorsal root fibers refers to nerve fibers that enter the spinal cord in the posterolateral sulcus of the spinal cord; they conduct afferent sensory signals to the posterior gray column ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: dorsal roots, dorsal spinal roots, posterior root of spinal nerve, Radix posteriorNeuroNames ID : 1661


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