Parvocellular reticular nucleus
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| Brain: Parvocellular reticular nucleus | ||
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| Latin | nucleus reticularis parvocellaris | |
| NeuroNames | hier-725 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_11/12583080 | |
The parvocellular reticular nucleus is located dorsolateral to the nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis.
The dorsal portion of the reticular nucleus has been shown to innervate the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and its surrounding area.
Also, it projects to the facial, hypoglossal and parabrachial nuclei along with parts of the caudal parvocellular reticular formation[1].
This nucleus is also involved in expiration with a part of the gigantocellular nucleus.
[edit] References
- ^ Ter Horst, GJ et al. Projections from the rostral parvocellular reticular formation to pontine and medullary nuclei in the rat: involvement in autonomic regulation and orofacial motor control. Neuroscience. 1991;40(3):735-58.
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| Brain: reticular formation |
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| Medial reticular formation:
Gigantocellular - Caudal pontine - Oral pontine - Parvocellular - Ventral Lateral reticular formation: Lateral - Paramedian - Tegmental pontine |
