"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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Alshareef M, Vargas J, Welsh CT, Kalhorn SP. Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of the Cervicomedullary Junction: Case Report and a Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2016 Jan; 85:364.e11-8.
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Patel S, Krishna V, Nicholas J, Welzig CM, Vera C. Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul; 117(1):150-5.
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Shuto T, Ohtake M, Matsunaga S, Hasegawa N. Primary medulla oblongata germinoma in a male patient. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 May; 19(5):769-71.
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Coffee RE, Nicholas JS, Egan BM, Rumboldt Z, D'Agostino S, Patel SJ. Arterial compression of the retro-olivary sulcus of the medulla in essential hypertension: a multivariate analysis. J Hypertens. 2005 Nov; 23(11):2027-31.
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Nicholas JS, D'Agostino SJ, Patel SJ. Arterial compression of the retro-olivary sulcus of the ventrolateral medulla in essential hypertension and diabetes. Hypertension. 2005 Oct; 46(4):982-5.
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Blanco-Centurion CA, Salin-Pascual RJ. Extracellular serotonin levels in the medullary reticular formation during normal sleep and after REM sleep deprivation. Brain Res. 2001 Dec 27; 923(1-2):128-36.
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Gajjar D, Egan B, Curè J, Rust P, VanTassel P, Patel SJ. Vascular compression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla in sympathetic mediated essential hypertension. Hypertension. 2000 Jul; 36(1):78-82.
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Campbell WR, Potter DE. Centrally mediated ocular hypotension: potential role of imidazoline receptors. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1995 Jul 12; 763:463-85.
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Privitera PJ, Thibodeaux H, Yates P. Rostral ventrolateral medulla as a site for the central hypertensive action of kinins. Hypertension. 1994 Jan; 23(1):52-8.
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Siegel JM, Nienhuis R, Fahringer HM, Paul R, Shiromani P, Dement WC, Mignot E, Chiu C. Neuronal activity in narcolepsy: identification of cataplexy-related cells in the medial medulla. Science. 1991 May 31; 252(5010):1315-8.