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The fiber projections from the dentate nucleus to the reticular formation of the brain stem in the rabbit

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The projections from the dentate nucleus to the reticular formation of the brain stem in rabbit have been examined by means of the Fink-Heimer technique. The fibers arising from the dentate nucleus primarily project to the reticular formation via the contralateral and ipsilateral descending limbs of the brachium conjunctivum. The descending fibers project bilaterally to the parvocellular reticular nucleus, the ventral reticular nucleus, the gigantocellular reticular nucleus, the nucleus raphe magnus, the oral and caudal pontine reticular nuclei, and the reticulo-tegmental nucleus.

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    Zhuwu Tang, Kuiqi Zhang & Shuqin Zhang

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Tang, Z., Zhang, K. & Zhang, S. The fiber projections from the dentate nucleus to the reticular formation of the brain stem in the rabbit. Anat Embryol 175, 517–520 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00309686

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