"Trigeminal Nuclei" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nuclei of the trigeminal nerve situated in the brain stem. They include the nucleus of the spinal trigeminal tract (TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL), the principal sensory nucleus, the mesencephalic nucleus, and the motor nucleus.
| Descriptor ID |
D014278
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.931
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| Concept/Terms |
Trigeminal Nuclei- Trigeminal Nuclei
- Nuclei, Trigeminal
- Nucleus, Trigeminal
- Trigeminal Nucleus
- Trigeminal Nuclear Complex
- Nuclear Complex, Trigeminal
- Nuclear Complices, Trigeminal
- Trigeminal Nuclear Complices
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trigeminal Nuclei" by people in Profiles.
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The transcription factor, Lmx1b, promotes a neuronal glutamate phenotype and suppresses a GABA one in the embryonic trigeminal brainstem complex. Somatosens Mot Res. 2012; 29(1):1-12.
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Referred pain after painful stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in humans: evidence of convergence of cervical afferences on trigeminal nuclei. Cephalalgia. 2001 Mar; 21(2):107-9.
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Loss of neurofibromin results in neurotrophin-independent survival of embryonic sensory and sympathetic neurons. Cell. 1995 Sep 08; 82(5):733-42.