Pons
"Pons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The front part of the hindbrain (RHOMBENCEPHALON) that lies between the MEDULLA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the cerebellum. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. The pons serves as a relay station for neural pathways between the CEREBELLUM to the CEREBRUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.428.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pons- Pons
- Ponte
- Pontes
- Pons Varolii
- Pons Varolius
- Varolii, Pons
- Varolius, Pons
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pons" by people in Profiles.
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Ono S, Das VE, Economides JR, Mustari MJ. Modeling of smooth pursuit-related neuronal responses in the DLPN and NRTP of the rhesus macaque. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jan; 93(1):108-16.
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Ono S, Das VE, Mustari MJ. Gaze-related response properties of DLPN and NRTP neurons in the rhesus macaque. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Jun; 91(6):2484-500.
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Mustari MJ, Ono S, Das VE, Tusa RJ. Role of the dorsolateral pontine nucleus in visual-vestibular behavior. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Oct; 1004:196-205.
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Ono S, Das VE, Mustari MJ. Role of the dorsolateral pontine nucleus in short-term adaptation of the horizontal vestibuloocular reflex. J Neurophysiol. 2003 May; 89(5):2879-85.