"Medulla Oblongata" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The lower portion of the BRAIN STEM. It is inferior to the PONS and anterior to the CEREBELLUM. Medulla oblongata serves as a relay station between the brain and the spinal cord, and contains centers for regulating respiratory, vasomotor, cardiac, and reflex activities.
| Descriptor ID |
D008526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleus Ambiguus- Nucleus Ambiguus
- Ambiguus, Nucleus
- Ambiguous Nucleus
- Nucleus, Ambiguous
Accessory Cuneate Nucleus- Accessory Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Accessory
- Nucleus, Accessory Cuneate
- Lateral Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Lateral
- Nucleus, Lateral Cuneate
- External Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, External
- Nucleus, External Cuneate
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Costa AR, Sousa M, Wilson SP, Reguenga C, Teixeira-Pinto A, Tavares I, Martins I. Shift of ยต-opioid Receptor Signaling in the Dorsal Reticular Nucleus Is Implicated in Morphine-induced Hyperalgesia in Male Rats. Anesthesiology. 2020 09; 133(3):628-644.
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Martins I, Carvalho P, de Vries MG, Teixeira-Pinto A, Wilson SP, Westerink BH, Tavares I. Increased noradrenergic neurotransmission to a pain facilitatory area of the brain is implicated in facilitation of chronic pain. Anesthesiology. 2015 Sep; 123(3):642-53.
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Alshareef M, Vargas J, Welsh CT, Kalhorn SP. Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of the Cervicomedullary Junction: Case Report and a Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2016 Jan; 85:364.e11-8.
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Martins I, Carvalho P, de Vries MG, Teixeira-Pinto A, Wilson SP, Westerink BHC, Tavares I. GABA acting on GABAB receptors located in a medullary pain facilitatory area enhances nociceptive behaviors evoked by intraplantar formalin injection. Pain. 2015 Aug; 156(8):1555-1565.
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Patel S, Krishna V, Nicholas J, Welzig CM, Vera C. Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul; 117(1):150-5.
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Shuto T, Ohtake M, Matsunaga S, Hasegawa N. Primary medulla oblongata germinoma in a male patient. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 May; 19(5):769-71.
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Da Silva LFS, Walder RY, Davidson BL, Wilson SP, Sluka KA. Changes in expression of NMDA-NR1 receptor subunits in the rostral ventromedial medulla modulate pain behaviors. Pain. 2010 Oct; 151(1):155-161.
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Coffee RE, Nicholas JS, Egan BM, Rumboldt Z, D'Agostino S, Patel SJ. Arterial compression of the retro-olivary sulcus of the medulla in essential hypertension: a multivariate analysis. J Hypertens. 2005 Nov; 23(11):2027-31.
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Nicholas JS, D'Agostino SJ, Patel SJ. Arterial compression of the retro-olivary sulcus of the ventrolateral medulla in essential hypertension and diabetes. Hypertension. 2005 Oct; 46(4):982-5.
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Blanco-Centurion CA, Salin-Pascual RJ. Extracellular serotonin levels in the medullary reticular formation during normal sleep and after REM sleep deprivation. Brain Res. 2001 Dec 27; 923(1-2):128-36.