Term Name: | medial superior olivary nucleus |
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Synonyms: | MSO, nucleus laminaris, nucleus olivaris superior medialis, superior olivary complex, medial part, superior olive medial part, superior paraolivary nucleus, superior parolivary nucleus |
Definition: | One of two subnuclei of the superior olive located within the caudal pontine tegmentum. Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002782] |