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Decussation

Known as: Chiasm, Decussatio, Raphe 
Anatomical junction in which two or more anatomical structures intermingle segments of their component parts. Examples: commissure, raphe
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Anatomical junction

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Anococcygeal bodyCommissureFrenulum of labia minoraLinea alba
raphe nuclei

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Glucocorticoid receptor impairment alters CNS responses to a psychological stressor: an in vivo microdialysis study in transgenic mice
To study the consequences of impaired functioning of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) for behavioural, neuroendocrine and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Rostral ventrolateral medulla and sympathorespiratory integration in rats.
The respiratory modulation of the lumbar sympathetic nerve discharge (LSND) was examined in halothane-anesthetized, paralyzed… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Pustative anxiolytics 8-OH-DPAT, buspirone and TVX Q 7821 are agonists at 5-HT1A autoreceptors in the raphé nuclei
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Prenatal development of cat retinogeniculate axon arbors in the absence of binocular interactions
During prenatal development of the cat's retinogeniculate projection, inputs from the ganglion cell axons of the two eyes are… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Evidence for a serotonergically mediated sympathoexcitatory response to stimulation of medullary raphe nuclei
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The organization of the fibers in the optic nerve of normal and tectum‐less Rana pipiens
We have examined the detailed order of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in the optic nerve and tract of the frog, Ranapipiens… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Location and spike-train characteristics of cells in anterodorsal pons having selective decreases in firing rate during desynchronized sleep.
Extracellular microelectrode recordings were made from single neurons in the pontomesencephalic brain stem of head-restrained but… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Interactions between serotonergic and dopaminergic systems in rat brain demonstrated by small unilateral lesions of the raphe nuclei.
Review
1978
Review
1978
Arginine vasotocin as a pineal hormone.
The pineal nonapeptide hormone arginine vasotocin (AVT) is synthesized by the ependymal cells of the pineal recess and… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Modification of sensory cortical evoked potentials by hippocampal stimulation.
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