Preferred Label : parabrachial pigmental nucleus;
Uberon definition : Nucleus identified in the medial ventral tegmental area that borders the red nucleus
and superior cerebellar peduncle dorsally, the medial lemniscus laterally, the subtantia
nigra pars compacta and paranigral nucleus ventrally and the rostral linear nucleus
and interfascicular nucleus medially. Generally, the largest nucleus in the ventral
tegmental area, occupying an average of 50% of the total volume as measured in rat,
cat, monkey and human.;
Uberon synonym : parabrachial pigmented nucleus;
Uberon broad term : PBP;
Origin ID : 0013738;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Uberon cross reference
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Nucleus identified in the medial ventral tegmental area that borders the red nucleus
and superior cerebellar peduncle dorsally, the medial lemniscus laterally, the subtantia
nigra pars compacta and paranigral nucleus ventrally and the rostral linear nucleus
and interfascicular nucleus medially. Generally, the largest nucleus in the ventral
tegmental area, occupying an average of 50% of the total volume as measured in rat,
cat, monkey and human.