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medial nucleus of trapezoid body
- Term ID
- UBERON:0002833
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- MNTB
- Definition
- Nucleus in the pontine tegmentum of most mammals that receives projections from the ventral cochlear nucleus via the large specialized synapse, the Calyx of Held. It is not clear whether a well defined nucleus is present in humans, although humans may possess scattered cells with similar input.
- References
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- DHBA:12460
- birnlex:2595
- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
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