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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Mesencephalon > Cerebral Peduncle > Tegmentum Mesencephali > Red Nucleus

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Red Nucleus  

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Entry terms

  • Nucleus Ruber

Scope note

  • A pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the CEREBELLUM via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral MOTOR CORTEX.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012012

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