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Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
| Name: | Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus |
| Description: | Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244) |
| Synonym(s): | Edinger-Westphal nucleus |
| Is part of: | oculomotor nuclear complex |
| Abbreviation: | PC3, 3PC |
| Super-category: | Nucleus of CNS |
| Id: | birnlex_822 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 489 |
| Brain regions that receive axons from this region: | ciliary ganglion |
Inferred incoming projections for Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
The following brain regions send axons into Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus: Olivary pretectal nucleus. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
Notes
This page uses this default form:PONS_brain_region
Facts about Parvocellular oculomotor nucleusRDF feed
| Abbrev | PC3, 3PC + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244) |
| EditorialNote | Neuronames has the parvocellular oculomotor nucleus as the preferred label but I think Edinger Westphal is more common. |
| EfferentProjections | Ciliary ganglion + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_822 + |
| Is part of | Oculomotor nuclear complex + |
| Label | Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus + |
| ModifiedDate | 11 July 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=489 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Nucleus of CNS + |
| Synonym | Edinger-Westphal nucleus + |
| Umlscui | C0228416 + |