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sublingual nucleus

Term ID
UBERON:0002881
Synonyms
  • inferior central nucleus
  • nucleus of roller
  • nucleus parvocellularis nervi hypoglossi
  • nucleus Roller
  • nucleus sublingualis
  • Roller's nucleus
  • SLg
Definition
In the substance of the formatio reticularis are two small nuclei of gray matter. The one near the dorsal aspect of the hilus of the inferior olivary nucleus is called the Sublingual nucleus (inferior central nucleus, nucleus of Roller.) [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublingual_nucleus
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