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 mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197


nucleophil
Nucleophile ... 1. The electron pair donor atom in a chemical reaction in which a pair of electrons is picked up by an electrophil. ... 2. Relating to a nucleophil. ... Synonym: nucleophilic. ... Origin: nucleo-+ G. Philos, fond ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleophile
<chemistry> A species that loves a nucleus. Since nuclei are positively charged, nucleophiles are negatively charged or bear a partial negative charge. Examples are lone pairs or a hydroxide ion. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

nucleophilic
Synonym: nucleophil. ... 2. A reaction involving a nucleophile. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleophosphatases
Synonym for nucleotidases ... <enzyme> A class of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of a nucleotide and water to a nucleoside and orthophosphate. ... Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleoplasm
<cell biology> By analogy with cytoplasm, that part of the nuclear contents other than the nucleolus. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleoplasmic index
The quotient of the nuclear volume divided by the cytoplasmic volume. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoplasmin
<protein> First protein to be described as a molecular chaperone, major function seems to be in assembly of nucleosomes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleopolyhedrovirus
A genus of the family baculoviridae, subfamily eubaculovirinae, characterised by the formation of crystalline, polyhedral occlusion bodies in the host cell nucleus. The type species is autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Nucleopore filter
Filter of defined pore size made by etching a polycarbonate filter that has been bombarded by neutrons, the extent of etching determining the pore size. Very thin, with neat circular holes going right through the membrane, not a complex meshwork like micropore filters. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleoprotein
A complex of protein and nucleic acid, the form in which essentially all nucleic acids exist in nature; chromosomes and viruses are largely nucleoprotein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoproteins
Structures containing both nucleic acid and protein. ... Examples are chromatin, ribosomes, certain virus particles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleoreticulum
The intranuclear network of chromatin or linin. ... Origin: nucleo-+ L. Reticulum, dim. Of rete, net ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleorrhexis
Fragmentation of a cell nucleus. ... Origin: nucleo-+ G. Rhexis, rupture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleosidase
<enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of n-ribosyl-purine into a purine and d-ribose ... Registry number: EC 3.2.2.1 ... Synonym: purine nucleoside hydrolase, guanosine hydrolase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

nucleosidases
<enzyme> Registry number: EC 3.2.2. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleoside
<biochemistry> Purine or pyrimidine base linked glycosidically to ribose or deoxyribose, but lacking the phosphate residues that would make it a nucleotide. ... Ribonucleosides are adenosine, guanosine, cytidine and uridine. Deoxyribosides are deoxyadenosine, deoxyguanosine, deoxycytidine and deoxythymidine (the latter is almost universally re …

nucleoside analogue
A synthetic molecule that resembles a naturally occuring nucleoside, but that lacks a bond site needed to link it to an adjacent nucleotide. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

nucleoside bisphosphate
A nucleoside that carries two independent (i.e., not linked to each other) phosphoric residues. ... Compare: nucleoside diphosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside deaminases
<enzyme> Catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides with the elimination of ammonia. ... Registry number: EC 3.5.4 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleoside diphosphate
The pyrophosphoric ester of a nucleoside, i.e., a nucleoside in which the H of one of the ribose hydroxyls (usually the 5') is replaced by a pyrophosphoric (diphosphoric) radical; e.g., adenosine 5'-diphosphate. ... Compare: nucleoside bisphosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside phosphorylase
<enzyme> From klebsiella sp.; acts on both purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and catalyses the production of araa from uridine arabinoside (arau) and adenine ... Registry number: EC 2.4.2.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

nucleoside phosphorylases
Enzymes that catalyze the phosphorolysis of a nucleoside, forming the free purine or pyrimidine plus ribose (or deoxyribose 1-phosphate); e.g., purine-nucleoside phosphorylases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside q
<chemical> (1s-(1 alpha,4 beta,5 beta))-2-amino-5-(((4,5-dihydroxy-2-cyclopenten-1-yl)amino)methyl)-1,7-dihydro-7-beta-d-ribofuranosyl-4h-pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidin-4-one. A modified nucleoside which is present in the first position of the anticodon of tRNA-tyrosine, tRNA-histidine, tRNA-asparagine and tRNA-aspartic acid of many organisms. It is …

nucleoside triphosphate
A nucleoside in which the H of one of the ribose hydroxyls (usually the 5') is replaced by a triphosphoric group, -PO(OH)-O-PO(OH)-O-PO(OH)2; e.g., adenosine triphosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside-diphosphate kinase
<enzyme> A phosphotransferase enzyme that is found in mitochondria and in the soluble cytoplasm of cells. ... It catalyses reversible reactions of a nucleoside triphosphate, e.g., ATP, with a nucleoside diphosphate, e.g., UDP, to form ADP and UTP. Many nucleoside diphosphates can act as acceptor, while many ribonucleoside triphosphates and deo …

nucleoside-diphosphate sugars
Nucleoside diphosphates linked through the 5'-diphosphoric group with simple or complex carbohydrates; e.g., GDP-mannose, UDP-glucose (UDPG), dTDP-glucosamine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside-monophosphate
A nucleotide, e.g., AMP. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleoside-phosphate kinase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses reversible reactions of a nucleoside triphosphate, e.g., ATP, with a nucleoside monophosphate, e.g., ump, to form ADP and udp. Many nucleoside monophosphates can act as acceptor while many ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates can act as donor. ... Chemical name: ATP:nucleoside-phosphate phosphotransfera …

nucleoside-triphosphatase
<enzyme> Hydrolyzes various nucleotides to a nucleotide diphosphate + pi; inhibited by ca + ATP ... Registry number: EC 3.6.1.15 ... Synonym: nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolase, nucleoside triphosphatase, ntpase, nuclear envelope nucleoside triphosphatase, nuclear scaffold nucleoside triphosphatase, ns ntpase, nucleosidetriphosphatase ... …

nucleosides
Purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleoskeletal DNA
<molecular biology> DNA that is proposed to exist mostly to maintain nuclear volume and not for coding protein. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleosome
<cell biology> Repeating units of organisation of chromatin fibres in chromosomes, consisting of around 200 base pairs and two molecules each of the histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. most of the DNA (around 140 base pairs) is believed to be wound around a core formed by the histones, the remainder joins adjacent nucleosomes, thus forming a struct …

nucleosomes
The repeating structural units of chromatin, each consisting of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA wound around a protein core. This core is composed of the histones h2a, h2b, h3, and h4. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleospindle
The fusiform body in mitosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleotidase
<enzyme> Catalyses dephosphorylation of ribonucleoside 5'-monophosphates, ribonucleoside 3'-monophosphates and deoxyribonucleoside 3'-monophosphates ... Registry number: EC 3.1.3.31 ... Synonym: deoxyinosine-activated nucleotidase, nucleotide phosphohydrolase, cytosolic deoxyribonucleotide-activated nucleotidase, da-nucleotidase ... (26 Jun 1999 …

nucleotidases
<enzyme> A class of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of a nucleotide and water to a nucleoside and orthophosphate. ... Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleotide
<biochemistry> Phosphate esters of nucleosides. The metabolic precursors of nucleic acids are monoesters with phosphate on carbon 5 of the pentose (known as 5' to distinguish sugar from base numbering). ... However many other structures, such as adenosine 3'5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) and molecules with 2 or 3 phosphates are also called nuc …

nucleotide binding fold
Protein motif consisting of a fold or pocket with certain conserved residues, required for the binding of nucleotides. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleotide deaminases
<enzyme> Catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleotides with the elimination of ammonia. ... Registry number: EC 3.5.4 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleotide deletion
Deletion of a single nucleotide, which in a transcribed gene will lead to a frameshift mutation. ... Synonym: point deletion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleotide mapping
Two-dimensional separation and analysis of nucleotides. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleotide pair
Synonym for base pair ... <molecular biology> Two nitrogenous bases (adenine and thymine or guanine and cytosine) held together by weak bonds. ... Two strands of DNA are held together in the shape of a double helix by the bonds between base pairs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

nucleotide phosphotransferase
<enzyme> Transfers phosphoric acid from an organic phosphate donor to the 2' or 3' hydroxyls of nucleosides and nucleotides ... Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

nucleotides
The basic building blocks of nucleic acids. They are made up of a nitrogen-containing purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and a phosphate group. ... (14 Nov 1997) ...

nucleotidyltransferases
<enzyme> A class of enzymes that transfers nucleotidyl residues. ... Registry number: EC 2.7.7 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleotoxin
A toxin acting upon the cell nuclei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus
The major organelle of eukaryotic cells, in which the chromosomes are separated from the cytoplasm by the nuclear envelope. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nucleus accumbens
The largest neuronal nucleus in the septal region of the diencephalon. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleus accumbens septi
The region of fusion between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen, covered on the ventral side by the olfactory tubercle. The name ('a nucleus leaning against the septum') refers to a medial, hook-shaped expansion of this anteroventral region of the striatum which curves under the floor of the frontal horn of the lateral ventricle and as …

nucleus acusticus
An obsolete term for the combined vestibular and cochlear nuclei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus ambiguus
A very slender, longitudinal column of motor neurons in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata; its efferent fibres leave with the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve and innervate the striated muscle fibres of the pharynx (including the musculus levator veli palatini) and the vocal cord muscles of the larynx. ... Synonym: ambiguous nucleus. ... (05 Mar 20 …

nucleus amygdalae
Synonym for amygdaloid body ... Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe. The amygdala is part of the limbic system. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleus anterodorsalis
Synonym for anterodorsal thalamic nucleus ... nucleus anterodorsalis ...

nucleus anteromedialis
Synonym for anteromedial thalamic nucleus ... nucleus anteromedialis ...

nucleus anteroventralis
Synonym for anteroventral thalamic nucleus ... nucleus anteroventralis ...

nucleus arcuatus
Synonym for arcuate nucleus of thalamus ... The small ventral region of the ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus in which the fibres of the gustatory lemniscus and secondary trigeminal tracts terminate; it projects to the lower part of the postcentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex. ... Synonym: arcuate nucleus, nucleus arcuatus thalami, nucleus a …

nucleus arcuatus thalami
Synonym for arcuate nucleus of thalamus ... The small ventral region of the ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus in which the fibres of the gustatory lemniscus and secondary trigeminal tracts terminate; it projects to the lower part of the postcentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex. ... Synonym: arcuate nucleus, nucleus arcuatus thalami, nucleus a …

nucleus basalis of Ganser
Synonym for basal nucleus of Ganser ... A large group of large cells in the innominate substance, ventral to the lentiform nucleus. ... Synonym: nucleus basalis of Ganser. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus caudatus
Synonym for caudate nucleus ... Elongated gray mass of the neostriatum located adjacent to the lateral ventricle of the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

nucleus centralis lateralis thalami
Synonym for central lateral nucleus of thalamus ... The most lateral of the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus. ... Synonym: nucleus centralis lateralis thalami. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus centralis tegmenti superior
One of the nuclei raphes. ... Synonym: Bechterew's nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus centromedianus
Synonym for centromedian nucleus ... A large, lentil-shaped cell group, the largest and most caudal of the intralaminar nuclei, located within the lamina medullaris interna of the thalamus between the mediodorsal nucleus and ventrobasal nucleus; so called by Luys because of its prominent appearance on frontal sections midway between the anterior and …

nucleus colliculi inferioris
Synonym for nucleus of inferior colliculus ... The nerve cell groups composing the colliculus inferior. ... Synonym: nucleus colliculi inferioris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus cuneatus
Synonym for cuneate nucleus ... The larger Burdach's nucleus; one of the three nuclei of the posterior column of the spinal cord; located near the dorsal surface of the medulla oblongata at and below the level of the obex, the nucleus receives posterior root fibres corresponding to the sensory innervation of the arm and hand of the same side; togeth …

nucleus cuneatus accessorius
Synonym for accessory cuneate nucleus ... A cell group lateral to the cuneate nucleus which receives posterior-root fibres corresponding to the proprioceptive innervation of the arm and hand; it projects to the cerebellum by way of the cuneocerebellar tract, and can be considered the upper-extremity equivalent of the thoracic nucleus. ... Synonym: nu …

nucleus dentatus cerebelli
Synonym for dentate nucleus of cerebellum ... The most lateral and largest of the cerebellar nuclei; it receives the axons of the Purkinje cells of the neocerebellum (lateral areas of cerebellar cortex); together with the more medially located globosus and emboliform nuclei it is the major source of fibres composing the massive superior cerebellar p …

nucleus dorsomedialis hypothalami
Synonym for dorsomedial nucleus of hypothalamus ... An oval cluster of cells located dorsal to the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. ... Synonym: nucleus dorsomedialis hypothalami, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus emboliformis
Synonym for emboliform nucleus ... A small wedge-shaped nucleus in the central white substance of the cerebellum just internal to the hilus of the dentate nucleus; receives axons of Purkinje cells of the intermediate area of the cerebellar cortex; axons of these cells exit the cerebellum via the superior cerebellar peduncle. ... Synonym: nucleus embo …

nucleus fasciculi gracilis
Synonym for gracile nucleus ... The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral …

nucleus fastigii
Synonym for fastigial nucleus ... The most medial of the cerebellar nuclei, lying medial to the interpositus nucleus, near the midline, in the white matter underneath the vermis of the cerebellar cortex. It receives the axons of Purkinje cells from all parts of the vermis. Its major projection is to the vestibular nuclei and medullary reticular form …

nucleus fibrosus linguae
Synonym for septum of tongue ... lingual septum ...

nucleus filiformis
Synonym for paraventricular nucleus ... A triangular group of large magnocellular neurons in the periventricular zone of the anterior half of the hypothalamus. The cells of the nucleus are similar to those of the supraoptic nucleus; the axons of about 20% of their number join in the formation of the supraopticohypophysial tract and are functionally …

nucleus funiculi cuneati
Synonym for cuneate nucleus ... The larger Burdach's nucleus; one of the three nuclei of the posterior column of the spinal cord; located near the dorsal surface of the medulla oblongata at and below the level of the obex, the nucleus receives posterior root fibres corresponding to the sensory innervation of the arm and hand of the same side; togeth …

nucleus funiculi gracilis
Synonym for gracile nucleus ... The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral …

nucleus gelatinosus
Synonym for nucleus pulposus ... The soft fibrocartilage central portion of the intervertebral disk; regarded as a derivative of the notochord. ... Synonym: gelatinous nucleus, nucleus gelatinosus, vertebral pulp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus globosus
Synonym for globosus nucleus ... A group of two or three small masses of gray substance in the white central core of the cerebellum, medial to the emboliform nucleus; receives axons of Purkinje cells of the intermediate area of the cerebellar cortex; axons of these cells exit the cerebellum via the superior cerebellar peduncle. ... Synonym: nucleus g …

nucleus gracilis
Synonym for gracile nucleus ... The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral …

nucleus habenulae
Synonym for habenular nucleus ... The gray matter of the habenula, composed of a small-celled medial and a larger-celled lateral habenular nucleus; both nuclei receive fibres from basal forebrain regions (septum, basal nucleus, lateral preoptic nucleus); the lateral habenular nucleus receives an additional projection from the medial segment of the g …

nucleus intercalatus
Synonym for intercalated nucleus ... A small collection of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata lying lateral to the hypoglossal nucleus. ... Synonym: nucleus intercalatus, Staderini's nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus intermediolateralis
Synonym for intermediolateral nucleus ... The cell column that forms the lateral horn of the spinal cord's gray matter. Extending from the first thoracic through the second lumbar segment, the column contains the autonomic motor neurons that give rise to the preganglionic fibres of the sympathetic system. ... Synonym: intermediolateral cell column of …

nucleus intermediomedialis
Synonym for intermediomedial nucleus ... A small group of scattered visceral motor neurons immediately ventral to the thoracic nucleus in the thoracic and upper two lumbar segments of the spinal cord; considered to receive visceral afferent fibres at all spinal levels. ... Synonym: nucleus intermediomedialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus interpeduncularis
Synonym for interpeduncular nucleus ... A median, unpaired, ovoid cell group at the base of the midbrain tegmentum between the cerebral peduncles; it receives the retroflex fasciculus from the habenula, and projects to the raphe region (raphe nuclei) and periaqueductal gray substance of the midbrain. ... Synonym: nucleus interpeduncularis, ganglion i …

nucleus interpositus
Synonym for interpositus nucleus ... Collective term denoting the combined globosus nuclei and emboliform nuclei of the cerebellum; more correctly used as interposed nuclei as it identifies two cell groups. ... Synonym: nucleus interpositus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus interstitialis
Synonym for interstitial nucleus ... A group of widely spaced, medium-sized neurons in the dorsomedial region of the upper mesencephalic tegmentum, immediately lateral to the nucleus of Darkschewitsch; together with the latter, the interstitial nucleus is closely associated with the medial longitudinal fasciculus, via which it receives fibres from t …

nucleus lateralis thalami
Synonym for lateral nucleus of thalamus ... The largest of the major subdivisions of the thalamus; the composite lateral nucleus includes, from before backward, the nucleus lateralis anterior or dorsalis, nucleus lateralis intermedius, nucleus lateralis posterior, and pulvinar; together, these cell groups form most of the free dorsal surface of the …

nucleus lemnisci lateralis
Synonym for nucleus of lateral lemniscus ... A substantial cell mass embedded in the lateral lemniscus, immediately below the latter's entry into the inferior colliculus; the nucleus represents a synaptic way-station for part of the fibres of the lateral lemniscus. ... Synonym: nucleus lemnisci lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus lentiformis
Synonym for lenticular nucleus ... Lentiform nucleus, the large cone-shaped mass of gray matter forming the central core of the cerebral hemisphere. The convex base of the cone, oriented laterally and rostrally, is formed by the putamen which together with the caudate nucleus composes the striatum; the apical part, oriented medially and caudally, co …

nucleus lentis
The core or inner dense portion of the lens of the eye. ... Synonym: nucleus of lens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus masticatorius
Synonym for motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A group of motor neurons innervating the muscles of mastication (masseter, temporalis, internal and external pterygoid muscles) and the musculi tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini. The nucleus lies in the upper pontine tegmentum medial to the main sensory nucleus of the tri …

nucleus medialis centralis thalami
Synonym for medial central nucleus of thalamus ... A small cell group in the interthalamic adhesion of the thalamus, occupying the midline region of the internal medullary lamina, between the left and the right paracentral nucleus. ... Synonym: nucleus medialis centralis thalami. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus medialis thalami
Synonym for medial nucleus of thalamus ... A large, composite cell group in the dorsomedial region of the thalamus having reciprocal connections with the entire extent of the frontal cortex anterior to the motor cortex (area 4) and premotor cortex (area 6). The afferent connections of the medial nucleus also include projections from the olfactory co …

nucleus motorius nervi trigemini
Synonym for motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A group of motor neurons innervating the muscles of mastication (masseter, temporalis, internal and external pterygoid muscles) and the musculi tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini. The nucleus lies in the upper pontine tegmentum medial to the main sensory nucleus of the tri …

nucleus nervi abducentis
Synonym for abducens nucleus ... Nucleus of abducent nervenucleus abducentis, a group of motor neurons in the lower part of the pons, innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye; unique among motor cranial nerve nuclei in that it consists of two distinct populations of neurons: neurons that give rise to fibres forming the abducens nerve root an …

nucleus nervi oculomotorii
Synonym for oculomotor nucleus ... The composite group of motor neurons innervating all of the external eye muscles except the musculus rectus lateralis and musculus obliquus superior, and including the musculus levator palpebrae superioris; the most rostral component of the nucleus is the Edinger-Westphal nucleus which innervates the musculi sphinc …

nucleus nervi trochlearis
Synonym for trochlear nucleus ... A group of motor neurons innervating the superior oblique muscle of the contralateral eye. The nucleus lies in the caudal half of the midbrain, behind the oculomotor nucleus, in the most ventral part of the central gray substance, near the midline. ... Synonym: nucleus nervi trochlearis, nucleus of trochlear nerve.
nucleus niger
Synonym for substantia nigra ... A large cell mass, crescentic on transverse section, extending forward over the dorsal surface of the crus cerebri from the rostral border of the pons into the subthalamic region; it is composed of a dorsal stratum of closely spaced pigmented (i.e., melanin-containing) cells, the pars compacta, and a larger ventral r …

nucleus of cuneate fasciculus
Synonym for cuneate nucleus ... The larger Burdach's nucleus; one of the three nuclei of the posterior column of the spinal cord; located near the dorsal surface of the medulla oblongata at and below the level of the obex, the nucleus receives posterior root fibres corresponding to the sensory innervation of the arm and hand of the same side; togeth …

nucleus of Darkschewitsch
An ovoid cell group in the ventral central gray substance rostral to the oculomotor nucleus, receiving fibres from the vestibular nuclei by way of the medial longitudinal fasciculus; projections are not known, although some cross in the posterior commissure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

nucleus of Goll
Synonym for gracile nucleus ... The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral …

nucleus of inferior colliculus
The nerve cell groups composing the colliculus inferior. ... Synonym: nucleus colliculi inferioris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...