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Perforant Pathway

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Definition: A pathway of fibers that originates in the lateral part of the ENTORHINAL CORTEX, perforates the SUBICULUM of the HIPPOCAMPUS, and runs into the stratum moleculare of the hippocampus, where these fibers synapse with others that go to the DENTATE GYRUS where the pathway terminates. It is also known as the perforating fasciculus.     
See Also Entorhinal Cortex; Hippocampus; Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal 		Other names Perforant Pathways; Perforant Paths; Pathways, Perforant; Pathway, Perforant; Paths, Perforant; Path, Perforant; Fasciculus, Perforating; Perforant Path; Perforating Fasciculus

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