magnocellular reticular nucleus

MARN

A nucleus of the brain that is the most ventral portion of the gigantocellular nucleus in the medullary reticular formation, between the lateral paragigantocellular nucleus and the midline or nucleus raphe magnus. Functionally it belongs to the reticular formation (functional) of the subcortical motor system.

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Type Nerve
Parent Structure nucleus of medulla oblongata
Latin Name MARN

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What is the magnocellular reticular nucleus?

A nucleus of the brain that is the most ventral portion of the gigantocellular nucleus in the medullary reticular formation, between the lateral paragigantocellular nucleus and the midline or nucleus raphe magnus. Functionally it belongs to the reticular formation (functional) of the subcortical mot

What is the Latin name for the magnocellular reticular nucleus?

The Latin name for the magnocellular reticular nucleus is MARN.

References

  1. UBERON — UBERON:8440073 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.