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vestibular nucleus

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vestibular nucleus
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Any of a group of four nuclei, designated lateral, medial, superior, and inferior, that are located in the lateral region of the rhombencephalon, receive the incoming fibers of the vestibular nerve, and project via the medial longitudinal fasciculus to the abducens, trochlear, and oculomotor nuclei and to the ventral horn of the spinal cord, on both the left and the right sides.
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51,73,74) The site of action of one fragment, ORG 2766, appears to be in the vestibular nucleus complex itself.
Vertigo and motion sickness. Part II: pharmacologic treatment by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
4,13,14) Norepinephrine, which binds adrenergic receptors, has been reported to block neuronal firing in the medial vestibular nucleus while it stimulates neurons in the lateral vestibular nucleus.
Vertigo and motion sickness. Part I: vestibular anatomy and physiology by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
First, following the development of a unilateral peripheral vestibular lesion, the level of spontaneous neural activity in the vestibular nucleus is reduced; after a period of compensation, this level can retum to normal.
Subjective assessment of visual verticality in follow-up of patients ... by Jauregui-Renaud, Kathrine / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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