Preferred Label : parvocellular reticular nucleus;
Uberon definition : The parvocellular reticular nucleus is part of the brain located dorsolateral to the
nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis. The dorsal portion of the reticular nucleus has
been shown to innervate the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and its surrounding area.
Also, it projects to the facial nucleus, hypoglossal nucleus and parabrachial nucleus
along with parts of the caudal parvocellular reticular formation. This nucleus is
also involved in expiration with a part of the gigantocellular nucleus.;
Uberon synonym : parvicellular reticular nucleus; nucleus reticularis parvocellularis;
Uberon related term : nucleus reticularis parvocellaris; parvicellular reticular nucleus; parvocellular nucleus; parvocellular reticular nucleus;
Origin ID : 0016633;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The parvocellular reticular nucleus is part of the brain located dorsolateral to the
nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis. The dorsal portion of the reticular nucleus has
been shown to innervate the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and its surrounding area.
Also, it projects to the facial nucleus, hypoglossal nucleus and parabrachial nucleus
along with parts of the caudal parvocellular reticular formation. This nucleus is
also involved in expiration with a part of the gigantocellular nucleus.
