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Fourth ventricle structure

Known as: fourth ventricle brain, fourth brain ventricle, Fourth Ventricle of Brain 
An irregularly shaped cavity in the RHOMBENCEPHALON, located between the MEDULLA OBLONGATA; the PONS; and the isthmus in front, and the CEREBELLUM… 
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Blood supply aspectsCerebral VentriculographyCerebral aqueductCerebral hemisphere structure (body structure)

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BrainCerebral Ventricleshindbrain

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Facial colliculusHypoglossal trigoneInferior foveaLateral aperture of fourth ventricle

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Effects of age on volumes of cortex, white matter and subcortical structures
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Wake-promoting and sleep-suppressing actions of hypocretin (orexin): basal forebrain sites of action
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Telovelar approach to the fourth ventricle: microsurgical anatomy.
OBJECT In the past, access to the fourth ventricle was obtained by splitting the vermis or removing part of the cerebellum. The… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Cerebellum and fourth ventricle.
The posterior cranial fossa, the largest and deepest of the three cranial fossae, contains the most complex intracranial anatomy… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Pathological basis of spinal cord cavitation in syringomyelia: analysis of 105 autopsy cases.
This report summarizes neuropathological, clinical, and general autopsy findings in 105 individuals with nonneoplastic… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The Area Postrema and Vomiting
The area postrema (AP) has been implicated as a chemoreceptor trigger zone for vomiting (emesis) for over 40 years. The AP is… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Transcriptional enhancer factor 1 disruption by a retroviral gene trap leads to heart defects and embryonic lethality in mice.
We have used a retroviral gene trap in embryonic stem (ES) cells to derive a recessive embryonic lethal mouse strain, ROSA beta… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Symptomatic Chiari malformations. An analysis of presentation, management, and long-term outcome.
The Chiari malformation is a condition characterized by herniation of the posterior fossa contents below the level of the foramen… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Coexistence of galanin-like immunoreactivity with catecholamines, 5- hydroxytryptamine, GABA and neuropeptides in the rat CNS
The coexistence of galanin (GAL)-like immunoreactivity (LI) with markers for catecholamines, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), GABA, or… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Active transport of Diodrast and phenolsulfonphthalein from cerebrospinal fluid to blood.
Cannulas were implanted in the lateral ventricles, cisterna magna and subarachnoid spaces of goats. Perfusion with synthetic… 
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