Accessory abducens nucleus
| Accessory abducens nucleus | |
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| Identifiers | |
| NeuroLex ID | nlx_144454 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Accessory abducens nucleus is a small cluster of neurons in the pontine reticular formation of the rat[1] and rabbit.
In the rabbit, motoneurons that are involved in the nictitating membrane response are found in the accessory abducens nucleus.[2]
Crosby et al. (1962)[3] questioned whether, in the human, it exists independently of the accessory facial nucleus.
References
- ^ Swanson LW (1998). Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain (2nd Revised ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. OCLC 640898561.
- ^ Marek GJ, McMaster SE, Gormezano I, Harvey JA (1984). "The role of the accessory abducens nucleus in the rabbit nictitating membrane response". Brain Res. 299 (2): 215–29. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(84)90703-0. PMID 6733447. S2CID 26319541.
- ^ Crosby EC, Humphrey T, Lauer EW (1962). Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System. New York: MacMillan. OCLC 557246.
External links
- More information at BrainInfo
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