"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Biswas DD, Shi Y, El Haddad L, Sethi R, Huston M, Kehoe S, Scarrow ER, Strickland LM, Pucci LA, Dhindsa JS, Hunanyan A, La Spada AR, ElMallah MK. Respiratory neuropathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7. JCI Insight. 2024 Jul 18; 9(18).
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Azadi M, Gompf HS, Azizi H. Paternal exposure to morphine during adolescence potentiates morphine withdrawal in male offspring: Involvement of the lateral paragigantocellularis nucleus. J Psychopharmacol. 2020 11; 34(11):1289-1299.
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Ahmadi-Soleimani SM, Azizi H, Gompf HS, Semnanian S. Role of orexin type-1 receptors in paragiganto-coerulear modulation of opioid withdrawal and tolerance: A site specific focus. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Nov; 126:25-37.
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Anaclet C, Griffith K, Fuller PM. Activation of the GABAergic Parafacial Zone Maintains Sleep and Counteracts the Wake-Promoting Action of the Psychostimulants Armodafinil and Caffeine. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018 Jan; 43(2):415-425.
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Turner SM, Hoyt AK, ElMallah MK, Falk DJ, Byrne BJ, Fuller DD. Neuropathology in respiratory-related motoneurons in young Pompe (Gaa(-/-)) mice. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jun 15; 227:48-55.
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Anaclet C, Ferrari L, Arrigoni E, Bass CE, Saper CB, Lu J, Fuller PM. The GABAergic parafacial zone is a medullary slow wave sleep-promoting center. Nat Neurosci. 2014 Sep; 17(9):1217-24.
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Thaci B, Burns JD, Delalle I, Vu T, Davies KG. Intractable hiccups resolved after resection of a cavernous malformation of the medulla oblongata. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Oct; 115(10):2247-50.
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Hakky MM, Erbay KD, Brewer E, Midle JB, French R, Erbay SH. T2 hyperintensity of medial lemniscus: higher threshold application to ROI measurements is more accurate in predicting small vessel disease. J Neuroimaging. 2013 Jul; 23(3):345-51.
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Anaclet C, Lin JS, Vetrivelan R, Krenzer M, Vong L, Fuller PM, Lu J. Identification and characterization of a sleep-active cell group in the rostral medullary brainstem. J Neurosci. 2012 Dec 12; 32(50):17970-6.
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Dobner PR. Neurotensin and pain modulation. Peptides. 2006 Oct; 27(10):2405-14.