Cajal nucleus

Ca·jal nu·cle·us

(kah-hahl' nū'klē-ŭs)

Collection of nerve cells lying at the rostral end of the medial longitudinal fasciculus; has reciprocal projections to the vestibular nuclei and also connects to the spinal cord.
Synonym(s): interstitial nucleus.

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