tapetum
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The term tapetum refers to the continuation of a fiber tract from the corpus callosum into the cerebral white matter of the occipital lobe. It is part of the geniculocalcarine radiation which extends lateral to the lateral ventricle ( Mai-1997 ).

Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 1596


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