lateral nuclear group of the anterior horn

The term lateral nuclear group of the anterior horn refers to a motor cell group in the spinal cord that is especially prominent in sections that innervate distal portions of the extremities. Thus, it is larger in the cervical segments and the lumbar segments than in the thoracic segments ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: lateral nuclear group of the anterior horn, Nuclei motorii lateralis

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lateral nuclear group of the anterior horn
Carpenter-1983
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Homo sapiens (human)
lateral nuclear group of the anterior horn
Carpenter-1983
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Homo sapiens (human)
Nuclei motorii lateralis
Carpenter-1983
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