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Olivary pretectal nucleus

Known as: Pretectal olivary nucleus, Nucleus olivaris colliculi superioris (Fuse), Pretectal Nucleus, Olivary 
National Institutes of Health

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Nucleus solitarius

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Pretectal region

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Light and the laboratory mouse
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
A Distinct Contribution of Short-Wavelength-Sensitive Cones to Light-Evoked Activity in the Mouse Pretectal Olivary Nucleus
Melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) combine inputs from outer-retinal rod/cone… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Two types of melanopsin retinal ganglion cell differentially innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and the olivary pretectal nucleus
Melanopsin‐expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Pretectal projections to the oculomotor complex of the monkey and their role in eye movements
The nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) is associated with the generation of optokinetic nystagmus (OKN), whereas the olivary… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
The anterior pretectal nucleus: a proposed role in sensory processing
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Periaqueductal gray matter and nucleus raphe magnus involvement in anterior pretectal nucleus-induced inhibition of jaw-opening reflex in rats
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Antinociceptive effects of dorsal column stimulation in the rat: involvement of the anterior pretectal nucleus.
1. The effects of stimulating A fibres in the dorsal columns on the responses of dorsal horn neurones to intense cutaneous… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Autoradiographic analysis of ascending projections from the pontine and mesencephalic reticular formation and the median raphe nucleus in the rat
Ascending projections from the medial pontine reticular formation, the mesencephalic reticular formation, and the median raphe… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The olivary pretectal nucleus: experimental anatomical studies in the rat.
The olivary pretectal nucleus (OPN) is one of several pretectal nuclei with direct input from the eye, but is the only one… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cells in the pretectal olivary nucleus are in the pathway for the direct light reflex of the pupil in the rat
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