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Abducens nucleus
| Name: | Abducens nucleus |
| Description: | Nucleus located beneath the floor of the 4th ventricle in the pontine tegmentum, containing motor neurons innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533) |
| Synonym(s): | Nucleus of the abducent nerve |
| Is part of: | pontine tegmentum |
| Has role: | Cranial nerve nucleus |
| Abbreviation: | 6N |
| Super-category: | Nucleus of CNS |
| Id: | birnlex_1366 |
| Organism: | mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 580 |
| Brain regions that receive axons from this region: | lateral rectus extraocular muscle |
Neurons in Abducens nucleus
Abducens nucleus motor neuron are neurons that can be found in Abducens nucleus or its parts.
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
- Synonym from Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533.
Facts about Abducens nucleusRDF feed
| Abbrev | 6N + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Nucleus located beneath the floor of the 4th ventricle in the pontine tegmentum, containing motor neurons innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533) |
| EfferentProjections | Lateral rectus extraocular muscle + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Cranial nerve nucleus + |
| Id | birnlex_1366 + |
| Is part of | Pontine tegmentum + |
| Label | Abducens nucleus + |
| ModifiedDate | 20 February 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=580 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Nucleus of CNS + |
| Synonym | Nucleus of the abducent nerve + |
| Umlscui | C0152407 + |