Anatomic relationships of the human nucleus paragigantocellularis lateralis: A DiI labeling study

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 110-124

  Zec, Natasa ^a   Kinney, Hannah C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus of the medulla oblongata; Autonomic control; Caudal raphe; Chemoreception; Nucleus paragigantocellularis lateralis; Respiratory control; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

1,1' DIOCTADECYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHEMICAL LABELING; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PEDUNCULAR ANSA; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RED NUCLEUS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TEGMENTUM; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; WHITE MATTER;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARBOCYANINES; FETUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0035919225     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(01)00258-2     Document Type: Article

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