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dorsal raphe nucleus

Known as: DRN, Nucleus raphes posterior, Nucleus Raphe Dorsali 
The dorsal region of the raphe nucleus which is a source of the SEROTONERGIC NEURONS innervating the TELENCEPHALON; DIENCEPHALON; MESENCEPHALON; and… 
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Anterior hypothalamic regionBlood supply aspectsCentral gray substance of midbrainCerebellum

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Midbrain structureTegmentum Mesencephaliraphe nuclei

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Distribution of medullary respiratory neurons in the rat
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Atrial natriuretic polypeptide: Topographical distribution in the rat brain by radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of γ-aminobutyric acid and serotonin in one nerve cell. A study on the raphe nuclei of the rat using antibodies to glutamate decarboxylase and serotonin
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Blood pressure and heart rate responses to microinjection of vasopressin into the nucleus tractus solitarius region of the rat
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
In vivo metabolic activity of a putative circadian oscillator, the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) has been proposed as a site for an endogenous circadian oscillator in mammals, since lesions of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Connections of the pretectum in the cat
  • N. Berman
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1977
  • Corpus ID: 37133045
The connections of the pretectal complex in the cat have been examined by anatomical methods which utilize the anterograde axonal… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and the nervous system: Immunohistochemical evidence for localization in central and peripheral neurons, particularly intracortical neurons of the cerebral cortex
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Heterogeneous afferents to the inferior parietal lobule of the rhesus monkey revealed by the retrograde transport method
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Behavioral effects of selective midbrain raphe lesions in the rat
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The neuronal basis of behavior in Tritonia. 3. Neuronal mechanism of a fixed action pattern.
We have investigated the roles played by numerous identified brain cells in initiating and controlling the coordinated sequence… 
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