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Brain Stem

Known as: Brain Stems, Truncus encephali, Truncus Cerebri 
The part of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord. It consists of the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata… 
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cloning and characterization of chi-1: a developmentally regulated member of a novel class of the ionotropic glutamate receptor family
Ionotropic glutamate receptors are composed of homomeric or heteromeric configurations of glutamate receptor subunits. We have… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Mastication and its control by the brain stem.
This review describes the patterns of mandibular movements that make up the whole sequence from ingestion to swallowing food… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The organization of noradrenergic pathways from the brainstem to the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei in the rat
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Immunohistochemical identification of neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that project to the medulla or to the spinal cord in the rat
A method that allows the concurrent localization of an antigen and a retrogradely transported fluorescent dye (true blue) was… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Brain stem projections of sensory and motor components of the vagus complex in the cat: II. Laryngeal, tracheobronchial, pulmonary, cardiac, and gastrointestinal branches
The central sensory and motor connections of various respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal viscera were analyzed… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Distribution of substance P-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—I. Cell bodies and nerve terminals
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Anatomical evidence of direct projections from the nucleus of the solitary tract to the hypothalamus, amygdala, and other forebrain structures in the rat
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The brain stem of the cat : a cytoarchitectonic atlas with stereotaxic coordinates
Vagi in Medicine and Surgery. By George W. Holt, MD. Price, $6.75. Pp 92. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 301-327 E Lawrence Ave… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Localization of monoamines in the lower brain stem
Histochemische und pharmakologische Experimente sprechen stark dafür, dass Dopamin, Noradrenalin und 5-Hydroxitryptamin im… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The cytoarchitecture of the brain stem of the cat. I. Brain stem nuclei of cat
  • E. Taber
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1961
  • Corpus ID: 35036365
cyto-architecture 
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