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Hypoglossal nerve nucleus

Known as: Hypoglossal nucleus, Nucleus nervi hypoglossi, Nucleus of the Hypoglossal Nerve 
A motor nucleus within the medulla oblongata with axons projecting to the tongue muscles.
National Institutes of Health

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BrainHypoglossal nerve structureNucleus solitariusRhomboid fossa of fourth ventricle

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Medulla OblongataStructure of cranial nerve nucleus

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Postnatal changes in rat hypoglossal motoneuron membrane properties
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Synaptic Density of Axotomized Hypoglossal Motorneurons Following Pharmacological Blockade of the Microglial Cell Proliferation
The purpose of the present study was to examine the possible role of reactive microglia in the removal of presynaptic terminals… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Pressor effect of blocking atrial natriuretic peptide in nucleus tractus solitarii.
Previous studies have shown that microinjection of atrial natriuretic peptide into the caudal nucleus tractus solitarii produces… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The glial reaction in the course of axon regeneration: A stereological study of the rat hypoglossal nucleus
Both hypoglossal nuclei were examined by electron microscope stereology after unilateral axotomy. The principal aim of this study… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Supramedullary afferents of the nucleus raphe magnus in the rat: A study using the transcannula HRP gel and autoradiographic techniques
Afferents of the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) were retrogradely la‐belled by using a transcannula HRP gel technique in conjunction… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Development of the brain Stem in the rat. II. Thymidine‐radiographic study of the time of origin of neurons of the upper medulla, excluding the vestibular and auditory nuclei
Groups of pregnant rats were injected with two successive daily doses of 3H‐thymidine from gestational days 12 and 13 (E12 + 13… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the three‐day‐old domestic chick
Preparation of a stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the 3‐day‐old domestic chick was prompted by the widespread use of chicks in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Immunochemical demonstration of reversible reduction in choline acetyltransferase concentration in rat hypoglossal nucleus after hypoglossal nerve transection
STUDIES of the cellular reaction of peripheral and central catecholaminergic neurones to axonal injury (the retrograde reaction… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Leucocytic infiltration into the hypoglossal nucleus following injury to the hypoglossal nerve
Tritiated thymidine was injected into adult female A/J mice at 24, 20, and 16 hours before transection of the left hypoglossal… 
1966
1966
Respiratory enzyme activities in neurons and glial cells of the hypoglossal nucleus during nerve regeneration.
Respiratory enzyme activities were measured in the hypoglossal nucleus of the rabbit, 6, 14, 28, and 48 days after unilateral… 
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