Pontine Reticular Nucleus Caudal Part

Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: PRNc

Abbreviation

PRNc

Species

Rat

Description of part

The A5 noradrenergic group (Dahlstrom and Fuxe 1964) and associated depressor region (see Loewy et al. 1986) appear to be centered in ventrolateral regions of the PRnc, including the region of the rubrospinal tract, although a few cells also appear to extend into the periolivary region (see Westlund et al. 1983, Bryum et al. 1984). Most of the cells appear to lie adjacent to the superior salivatory nucleus (see note 300).

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier