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An anatomical study of the propriospinal connections in the cat
- Publication date
- 5 October 1977
- Publisher
- In the spinal cord the neuronal cell bodies are located in the
spinal gray matter, which may be subdivided into a dorsal horn, a
ventral horn and an intermediate zone. Neurons in the dorsal horn give
rise mainly to long ascending fibers, while the motoneurons of the
ventral horn innervate the musculature of body and limbs. The intermediate
zone harbours the majority of propriospinal neurons, which
differ from other spinal neurons in that not only their cell bodies,
but also their terminal axonal projections are located within the
spinal gray matter.