Term Name: | parvocellular oculomotor nucleus |
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Synonyms: | accessory oculomotor nucleus, Edinger-Westphal nucleus, Edinger-Westphal nucleus of oculomotor nerve, EW, nuclei accessorii nervi oculomtorii (Edinger-Westphal), nucleus Edinger Westphal, nucleus Edinger-Westphal, nucleus nervi oculomotorii Edinger-Westphal, nucleus nervi oculomotorii parvocellularis, nucleus rostralis nervi oculomotorii, nucleus Westphal-Edinger, oculomotor nucleus, parvicellular part, oculomotor nucleus, parvocellular part, PC3 |
Definition: | Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244) |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002141] |