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parabrachial pigmental nucleus

parabrachial pigmented nucleus

Nucleus identified in the medial ventral tegmental area that borders the red nucleus and superior cerebellar peduncle dorsally, the medial lemniscus laterally, the subtantia nigra pars compacta and paranigral nucleus ventrally and the rostral linear nucleus and interfascicular nucleus medially. Generally, the largest nucleus in the ventral tegmental area, occupying an average of 50% of the total volume as measured in rat, cat, monkey and human.

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Type Nerve
Body System Nervous
Parent Structure brainstem nucleus
Latin Name parabrachial pigmented nucleus
FMA ID 77496

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the parabrachial pigmental nucleus?

Nucleus identified in the medial ventral tegmental area that borders the red nucleus and superior cerebellar peduncle dorsally, the medial lemniscus laterally, the subtantia nigra pars compacta and paranigral nucleus ventrally and the rostral linear nucleus and interfascicular nucleus medially. Gene

What body system is the parabrachial pigmental nucleus part of?

The parabrachial pigmental nucleus is part of the Nervous.

What is the Latin name for the parabrachial pigmental nucleus?

The Latin name for the parabrachial pigmental nucleus is parabrachial pigmented nucleus.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:77496 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0013738 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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