dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:neural_pathway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway
gptkbp:ascendsIn	dorsal columns
gptkbp:ascendsTo	gptkb:ventral_posterolateral_nucleus_of_thalamus
gptkbp:carries	vibration sense conscious proprioception discriminative touch
gptkbp:contralateralAfter	medullary decussation
gptkbp:decussatesIn	gptkb:medulla_oblongata
gptkbp:dorsalColumnsInclude	gptkb:fasciculus_cuneatus gptkb:fasciculus_gracilis
gptkbp:firstOrderNeuron	dorsal root ganglion neuron
gptkbp:firstOrderNeuronCellBodies	gptkb:dorsal_root_ganglia
gptkbp:form	gptkb:medial_lemniscus
gptkbp:function	transmits fine touch transmits proprioceptive information transmits vibration sensation
gptkbp:ipsilateralBefore	medullary decussation
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:primary_somatosensory_cortex
gptkbp:notCarries	gptkb:temperature pain
gptkbp:numberOfNeurons	three
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:dorsal_root_ganglia
gptkbp:partOf	somatosensory system
gptkbp:secondOrderNeuron	nucleus gracilis or cuneatus neuron
gptkbp:significance	lesion causes loss of fine touch and proprioception below the lesion
gptkbp:synapsesIn	gptkb:nucleus_cuneatus gptkb:nucleus_gracilis
gptkbp:thirdOrderNeuron	thalamic neuron
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:gracile_nucleus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway