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Vagus nerve structure

Known as: Tenth Cranial Nerves, nerves x, Nerve X, Cranial 
The 10th cranial nerve. The vagus is a mixed nerve which contains somatic afferents (from skin in back of the ear and the external auditory meatus… 
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Auricular branch of vagus nerveCommunicating branch of vagus nerve with glossopharyngeal nerveLaryngeal NervesLeft vagus nerve

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Autonomic nerve structureCranial NervesMedulla OblongataParasympathetic Nervous System
Blood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of craniumCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Activation of Vagal Afferents after Intravenous Injection of Interleukin-1β: Role of Endogenous Prostaglandins
Intravenous administration of interleukin-1 (IL-1) activates central autonomic neuronal circuitries originating in the nucleus of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Comparative localization of serotonin1A, 1C, and 2 receptor subtype mRNAs in rat brain
Serotonin (5‐HT) mediates its effects on neurons in the central nervous system through a number of different receptor types. To… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Blockade of interleukin-1 induced hyperthermia by subdiaphragmatic vagotomy: evidence for vagal mediation of immune-brain communication
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Capsazepine: a competitive antagonist of the sensory neurone excitant capsaicin
1 Capsazepine is a synthetic analogue of the sensory neurone excitotoxin, capsaicin. The present study shows the capsazepine acts… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The central neural connections of the area postrema of the rat
We applied the neuroanatomical tracers cholera toxin‐horseradish peroxidase and wheat germ agglutinin‐horseradish peroxidase to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Projections from the nucleus tractus solitarii to the rostral ventrolateral medulla
Projections from the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) to autonomic control regions of the ventrolateral medulla, particularly the… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Central projections of gustatory nerves in the rat
The central distributions of gustatory and nongustatory branches of cranial nerves V, VII, IX, and X were examined after… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Brain stem projections of sensory and motor components of the vagus complex in the cat: I. The cervical vagus and nodose ganglion
The motor and sensory connections of the cervical vagus nerve and of its inferior ganglion (nodose ganglion) have been traced in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Peptide neurons in the vagus, splanchnic and sciatic nerves.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
On the regulation of depth and rate of breathing
1. The relationships between the depth of a breath and the durations of the inspiratory and expiratory phases have been studied… 
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