Gigantocellular reticular nucleus
| Gigantocellular reticular nucleus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis |
| NeuroNames | 730 |
| NeuroLex ID | nlx_anat_1005001 |
| TA98 | A14.1.04.302 |
| TA2 | 6028 |
| FMA | 72576 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The gigantocellular reticular nucleus (Gi) is a subregion of the medullary reticular formation.[1] As the name indicates, it consists mainly of so-called giant neuronal cells.
This nucleus has been known to innervate the caudal
lateral hypothalamic area, and parvocellular reticular nucleus
.
Retrograde studies have shown that the deep mesencephalic reticular formation and oral pontine reticular nucleus project to the gigantocellular nucleus.
The dorsal rostral section of the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis is also involved in mediating
parvocellular nucleus
.
References
It also receives inputs from the pedunculopontine nucleus.
 | This neuroanatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |