| OBO ID: ZFA:0000693 |
| Term Name: | tangential nucleus | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | The tangential nucleus is located in rhombomere 5 and receives a dense utricular input. Tangential nucleus neurons project contralaterally to extraocular motoneurons and to multiple sites within the reticulospinal complex; unlike other classes of vestibular neuron, they modulate their firing in response to static head displacements. (2) | ||
| Appears at: | Unknown | ||
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) | ||
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| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology |
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