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Pontine structure

Known as: Ponte, Pons, Pons Varolii 
The front part of the hindbrain (RHOMBENCEPHALON) that lies between the MEDULLA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the cerebellum. It is… 
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Abducens nerve structureAcoustic NerveBasilar sulcusBasis pontis

Narrower (9)

Foramen cecum posteriorLemniscal trigoneOlivary NucleusParabrachial Nucleus

Broader (2)

Metencephalonhindbrain

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
d-Amino-acid oxidase is confined to the lower brain stem and cerebellum in rat brain: regional differentiation of astrocytes
Review
1994
Review
1994
Magnetic resonance imaging in progressive supranuclear palsy and other parkinsonian disorders.
High field intensity MRI may demonstrate signal abnormalities consistent with deposits of iron or other paramagnetic substances… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Studies on the effect of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on central catecholamine neurons in C57 BL/6 mice. Comparison with three other strains of mice
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A cholinergic projection to the rat superior colliculus demonstrated by retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase and choline acetyltransferase immunohistochemistry
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has been localized by histochemistry in the superior colliculus and in the tegmentum of the caudal… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Evidence for the existence of atrial natriuretic factor-containing neurons in the rat brain.
Immunoreactive atrial natriuretic factor- (ANF-)positive nerve fibers and cell bodies were observed in the preoptic area… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Transplantation of CNS fragments into the brain of shiverer mutant mice: extensive myelination by implanted oligodendrocytes. I. Immunohistochemical studies.
Solid fragments of olfactory bulb from new-born normal (B6CBA and C57BL6) mice were implanted into new-born shiverer (shi/shi… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Single unit recordings in the nuclei raphe dorsalis and magnus during the sleep-waking cycle of semi-chronic prepared cats
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Electrical stimulation of the brain stem in freely moving rats: II. Effects on hippocampal and neocortical electrical activity, and relations to behavior
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Studies on central and peripheral noradrenaline neurons using a new dopamine-(beta)-hydroxylase inhibitor.
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Effects of complete pontine transections on the sleep-wakefulness rhythm: the midpontine pretrigeminal preparation
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