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Medial superior olivary nucleus

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Name:	Medial superior olivary nucleus
Description:	One of two subnuclei of the superior olive located within the caudal pontine tegmentum. Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites.[1]
Is part of:	superior olive
Abbreviation:	MSO
Super-category:	Regional part of brain
Id:	birnlex_1682
Defining criteria:	cyto-architecture
Organism:	Mammal
Link to OWL / RDF:	Download this content as OWL/RDF

Neuronames ID ( what's this?):	567
Defining Criteria:	cyto-architecture
Cyto-architecture defining Criteria:	Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites. The largest and most prominent of the superior olivary complex nuclei in Nissl stains in humans. [2]
Atlas Image:	Image:SOM.jpg
Brain regions that send axons into this region:	Anteroventral cochlear nucleus [3]

Axons in Medial superior olivary nucleus

Trapezoid body medial nucleus principal cell are neurons or parts of neurons whose axons can be found in Medial superior olivary nucleus or its parts.

UMLSCUI:	C0175430
Creation date:	2006-07-15
Last modified date:	2012-3-9
Version number:	170900
Editorial note:	Someone had inserted nucleus laminaris as a synonym. As that is in the avian brain, I hesitate to equate the two without further information. I also don't believe that synonyms should be used to assert homology
Curation status	graph position temporary
Curator(s):	Maryann Martone

References

1. ↑ PMID:ISBN:0-19-502694-2
2. ↑ PMID:12528193, ISBN:0-19-502694-2
3. ↑ Cant NB & Casseday JH (1986) Projections from the anteroventral cochlear nucleus to the lateral and medial superior olivary nuclei. J Comp Neurol 247: 457-76 PubMed

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Abbrev	MSO  +
AfferentProjections	Anteroventral cochlear nucleus  +
AtlasImage	+
Created	15 July 2006  +
CurationStatus	graph position temporary  +
Curator	Maryann Martone  +
CytoDefiningCriteria	Appears as a parasagittal row of transvers … Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites. The largest and most prominent of the superior olivary complex nuclei in Nissl stains in humans. complex nuclei in Nissl stains in humans.
DefiningCriteria	cyto-architecture  +
Definition	One of two subnuclei of the superior olive … One of two subnuclei of the superior olive located within the caudal pontine tegmentum. Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites. ther primates and large caliber dendrites.
EditorialNote	Someone had inserted nucleus laminaris as a synonym. As that is in the avian brain, I hesitate to equate the two without further information. I also don't believe that synonyms should be used to assert homology
Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	PONS brain region  +
Id	birnlex_1682  +
Is part of	Superior olive  +
Label	Medial superior olivary nucleus  +
ModifiedDate	9 March 2012  +
NeuronamesLink	http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=567  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	PONS brain region  +
Species	Mammal  +
SuperCategory	Regional part of brain  +
Umlscui	C0175430  +