"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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Neuronophagia and microglial nodules in a SARS-CoV-2 patient with cerebellar hemorrhage. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2020 08 26; 8(1):147.
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Autonomic Brain Centers and Pathophysiology of COVID-19. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020 06 03; 11(11):1520-1522.
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First ultrastructural autoptic findings of SARS -Cov-2 in olfactory pathways and brainstem. Minerva Anestesiol. 2020 06; 86(6):678-679.
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Case report of sudden death after a gunshot wound to the C2 vertebral bone without direct spinal cord injury: Histopathological analysis of spinal-medullary junction. Forensic Sci Int. 2019 Aug; 301:e49-e54.
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Isolated neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis revealing a unilateral medullary defect: a case report. BMC Pediatr. 2018 11 09; 18(1):351.
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Effects of HCN Channels in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Contribute to the Cardiovascular Effects of Propofol. Mol Pharmacol. 2018 11; 94(5):1280-1288.
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Hydrogen sulfide protects neonatal rat medulla oblongata against prenatal cigarette smoke exposure via anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2018 Jan; 57:151-158.
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Reversible brain lesion following growth hormone replacement therapy in an adolescent. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Nov 14; 2017.
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Catecholaminergic A1/C1 neurons contribute to the maintenance of upper airway muscle tone but may not participate in NREM sleep-related depression of these muscles. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2017 10; 244:41-50.
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Medullary cavernous malformation as a cause of isolated acute vestibular syndrome. Neurol Sci. 2017 05; 38(5):919-921.