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ventral horn

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ventral horn

ventral horn.


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3) Most reticulospinal tract fibers synapse on interneurons in lamina VII and VIII (1,3) of the ventral horn, most abundantly within the cervical spinal cord, (2) and function in the control of movements not requiring conscious effort (such as the maintenance of posture and shivering).
7B) with widely scattered 5-HT cells on the lateral edge of the ventral horn (Fig.
Microscopic review of the animals' spinal cords at 8 weeks postimplant showed that in many cases, the neural stem cells had migrated up and down the spinal cord and intro the ventral horn, with 5-7% of the cells differentiating into neurons.
 
 
 
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