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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Reticular Formation > Midbrain Reticular Formation > Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus

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Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Nucleus Tegmentalis Pedunculopontinus

Scope note

  • Dense collection of cells in the caudal pontomesencephalic tegmentum known to play a role in the functional organization of the BASAL GANGLIA and in the modulation of the thalamocortical neuronal system.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045042

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