Red Nucleus
"Red Nucleus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the CEREBELLUM via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral MOTOR CORTEX.
| Descriptor ID |
D012012
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.642
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