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In the nervous system the anterolateral system (ALS) is an ascending pathway that conveys pain temperature (protopathic sensation) and crude touch from the periphery to the brain.It carries Crude touch (poorly localized touch) Deep slow pain Temperature and Vibratory sense. Uses mostly Type C (Unmyelinated slow fibers). It comprises three main pathways:

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