magnocellular part of red nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002936

Synonyms

• magnocellular part of the red nucleus
• nucleus ruber magnocellularis
• nucleus ruber, pars magnocellularis
• palaeorubrum
• pars magnocellularis (ruber)
• red nucleus magnocellular part
• RMC

Definition

The magnocellular red nucleus (RNm) is located in the rostral midbrain and is involved in motor coordination. Together with the parvocellular red nucleus, it makes up the red nucleus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnocellular_red_nucleus

References

• BAMS:RMC
• BAMS:RNmc
• DHBA:12249
• DMBA:16737
• HBA:9055
• UMLS:C0175402
• birnlex:720
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=507
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnocellular_red_nucleus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175402

Ontology

Uberon Ontology