Noradrenergic cell group A5

Noradrenergic cell group A5
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Identifiers
Latin cellulae noradrenergicae pontis caudalis lateralis [A5]
TA A14.1.09.606
FMA 71966

Anatomical terminology

Noradrenergic cell group A5 is a group of cells in the vicinity of the superior olivary complex in the pontine tegmentum that label for norepinephine in primates,[1] rodents[2] and other mammals.[3]

References

  1. Felten DL, Sladek JR Jr (1983). "Monoamine distribution in primate brain V. Monoaminergic nuclei: anatomy, pathways and local organization". Brain Research Bulletin. 10 (2): 171–284. doi:10.1016/0361-9230(83)90045-x. PMID 6839182.
  2. Dahlstrom A, Fuxe K (1964). "Evidence for the existence of monoamine-containing neurons in the central nervous system". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 62: 1–55. PMID 14229500.
  3. Kitahama K, Nagatsu I, Pearson J (1994). Catecholamine systems in mammalian midbrain and hindbrain: theme and variations. Chapter 8 in Phylogeny and Development of Catecholamine Systems in the CNS of Vertebrates, Smeets WJAJ and Reiner A (eds). Cambridge, England: University Press.


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