Preferred Label : pontine nuclear group;
Uberon definition : Nuclei in the basal pons, intermingled among the descending axons from the cortex,
that receive neocrotcial input and give rise to many axons that cross the midline
to enter the contralateral cerebellum (Butler and Hodos, Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy,
2nd ed., 2005, pg 135);
Uberon synonym : pontine nucleus; pontine nuclear complex; pontine nuclei; pontine gray;
Uberon related term : pontine grey matter; pontine gray matter;
Origin ID : 0002151;
UMLS CUI : C0228448;
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Nuclei in the basal pons, intermingled among the descending axons from the cortex,
that receive neocrotcial input and give rise to many axons that cross the midline
to enter the contralateral cerebellum (Butler and Hodos, Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy,
2nd ed., 2005, pg 135)
