"Medulla Oblongata" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The lower portion of the BRAIN STEM. It is inferior to the PONS and anterior to the CEREBELLUM. Medulla oblongata serves as a relay station between the brain and the spinal cord, and contains centers for regulating respiratory, vasomotor, cardiac, and reflex activities.
| Descriptor ID |
D008526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleus Ambiguus- Nucleus Ambiguus
- Ambiguus, Nucleus
- Ambiguous Nucleus
- Nucleus, Ambiguous
Accessory Cuneate Nucleus- Accessory Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Accessory
- Nucleus, Accessory Cuneate
- Lateral Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Lateral
- Nucleus, Lateral Cuneate
- External Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, External
- Nucleus, External Cuneate
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| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Afferent and Efferent Connections of the Postinspiratory Complex (PiCo) Revealed by AAV and Monosynaptic Rabies Viral Tracing. J Comp Neurol. 2024 Nov; 532(11):e25683.
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Latent neural population dynamics underlying breathing, opioid-induced respiratory depression and gasping. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Feb; 27(2):259-271.
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Gasotransmitter modulation of hypoglossal motoneuron activity. Elife. 2023 01 19; 12.
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Inspiratory rhythm generation is stabilized by Ih. J Neurophysiol. 2022 07 01; 128(1):181-196.
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Sensory computations in the cuneate nucleus of macaques. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 12 07; 118(49).
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Encoding of limb state by single neurons in the cuneate nucleus of awake monkeys. J Neurophysiol. 2021 08 01; 126(2):693-706.
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Neuronal mechanisms underlying opioid-induced respiratory depression: our current understanding. J Neurophysiol. 2021 05 01; 125(5):1899-1919.
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A Report of 2 Cases of Brainstem Hemorrhage After Suboccipital Craniectomy for Chiari Decompression. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 05 01; 14(5):598.
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The interdependence of excitation and inhibition for the control of dynamic breathing rhythms. Nat Commun. 2018 02 26; 9(1):843.
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Microvascular Decompression and Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration for Treatment of Medulla Oblongata Compression Caused by Arachnoid Cyst-Vascular Loop Complex. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:293-295.