Preferred Label : supragenual nucleus of pontine tegmentum;
Uberon definition : A group of neurons embedded in the pontine central gray of the pontine tegmentum.
Located dorsal to the internal genu of the facial nerve, it is found in the human
( Paxinos-2012 ), the macaque ( Paxinos-2009a ), the rat ( Swanson-2004 ), and the
mouse ( Franklin-2008 ). Functionally it is part of the dorsal pontine gray of the
subcortical motor system ( Swanson-2004 );
Uberon synonym : supragenual nucleus;
Uberon related term : SGe;
Origin ID : 0022424;
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A group of neurons embedded in the pontine central gray of the pontine tegmentum.
Located dorsal to the internal genu of the facial nerve, it is found in the human
( Paxinos-2012 ), the macaque ( Paxinos-2009a ), the rat ( Swanson-2004 ), and the
mouse ( Franklin-2008 ). Functionally it is part of the dorsal pontine gray of the
subcortical motor system ( Swanson-2004 )
