Preferred Label : pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus;
Uberon definition : The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) (or pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus, PPTN) is
located in the brainstem, caudal to the substantia nigra and adjacent to the superior
cerebellar peduncle. It is composed by a wide variety of neurochemical cell types,
including cholinergic, glutamatergic and GABAergic cells. In the classical sense,
the PPN is considered to be one of the main components of the reticular activating
system. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : pedunculopontine nucleus; peduncular pontine nucleus;
Uberon broad term : PPTg;
Origin ID : 0002142;
UMLS CUI : C0262306;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) (or pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus, PPTN) is
located in the brainstem, caudal to the substantia nigra and adjacent to the superior
cerebellar peduncle. It is composed by a wide variety of neurochemical cell types,
including cholinergic, glutamatergic and GABAergic cells. In the classical sense,
the PPN is considered to be one of the main components of the reticular activating
system. [WP,unvetted].
